Matan
Matan is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Yarhiv and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 3,212.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 3,600 residents
- Description: human settlement in Israel
- Also known as: “Matan, Israel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Benjamin’s Tomb.
Benjamin’s Tomb
Monument
The Tomb of Benjamin was the traditional burial site of Benjamin according to Judaism, the twelfth and last son of Jacob. On the other side of the bypass road there is also another Islamic shrine called "Nabi Sawarka". Benjamin’s Tomb is situated 3½ km northwest of Matan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yarhiv and Hableh.
Yarhiv
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yarhiv is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Jaljulia, Matan and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,200.
Hableh
Village
Photo: Orrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hableh is a Palestinian village located in the Qalqilya Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northwestern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, the town had a population of 7,057 in 2017.
Ras Atiya
Village
Photo: Orrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ras Atiya is a Palestinian town in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western area of the West Bank, located 27 km south of Tulkarm and 11 km south of Qalqiliya.
Matan
- Categories: human settlement, community settlement, and locality
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.15614° or 32° 9′ 22″ northLongitude
34.97428° or 34° 58′ 27″ eastPopulation
3,600Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)United Nations Location Code
IL MATOpen location code
8G4P5X4F+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 370399997OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Matan” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Matan”
- Czech: “Mattan”
- Dutch: “Matan”
- French: “Matan”
- Hebrew: “מתן”
- Irish: “Matan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Matan i Israel”
- Persian: “ماتان، اسرائیل”
- Polish: “Mattan”
- Turkish: “Matan”
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