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Giv’at Ze’ev

Giv'at Ze'ev is an urban Israeli settlement in the , five kilometers northwest of . The settlement was founded in 1977 on the site of the abandoned Jordanian military camp, adjacent to the site of ancient Gibeon.
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  • Type: Town with 11,200 residents
  • Description: Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank
  • Also known as: “Givat Zeev”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ofer Penitentiary and Tomb of Samuel.

Prison
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
Ofer Prison, formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385, is an Israeli military incarceration facility in the Israeli-occupied , between and Giv'at Ze'ev.

Synagogue
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The , commonly known as Nebi Samuel or Nebi Samwil, is the traditional burial site of the biblical prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 m above sea level, in the Palestinian village of , in the . is situated 3½ km south of Giv’at Ze’ev.

Church
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The or St. Cleopas Church also called Emmaus Church or the Basilica of St. Cleophas, is a Franciscan Catholic church located in the Palestinian village of in the . is situated 4 km southwest of Giv’at Ze’ev.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givon Camp and Al Jib.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of , partially in the seam zone of the .

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giv'on HaHadashah is an Israel settlement in the , built over land expropriated from the neighboring Palestinian villages of , , and .

Giv’at Ze’ev

Latitude
31.86233° or 31° 51′ 44″ north
Longitude
35.16875° or 35° 10′ 8″ east
Population
11,200
Elevation
770 metres (2,526 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV569+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 246843692
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8199386
Wiki­data ID
Q2369607
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Giv’at Ze’ev” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جفعات زئيف”
  • Arabic: “جيفعات زئيف”
  • Asturian: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • Catalan: “Guiv’at Ze’ev”
  • Cebuano: “Givat Zeev”
  • Chinese: “吉夫阿特泽埃夫”
  • Chinese: “吉夫阿特澤埃夫”
  • Chinese: “吉瓦特泽埃夫”
  • Czech: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • Czech: “Givat Ze’ev”
  • Dutch: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • Dutch: “Givat Ze’ev”
  • Dutch: “Givat Zeev”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جفعات زئيف”
  • Finnish: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • French: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • German: “Givʿat Seev”
  • German: “Giwat Seew”
  • Greek: “Γκιβάτ Ζεέβ”
  • Hebrew: “גבעת זאב” (historical)
  • Italian: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Givat Zeev”
  • Persian: “گیوات زیو”
  • Polish: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • Polish: “Giwat Ze’ew”
  • Russian: “Гиват-Зеев”
  • Russian: “Гиват-Зеэв”
  • Spanish: “Giv’at Ze’ev”
  • Spanish: “Givat Ze’ev”
  • Spanish: “Givat Zeev”
  • Spanish: “Guiv’at Ze’ev”
  • Spanish: “Guivat Ze’ev”
  • Spanish: “Guivat Zeev”
  • Swedish: “Givat Zeev”
  • Venetian: “Guiv’at Ze’ev”
  • Yiddish: “גבעת זאב”

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