Ya‘ar Yish‘i

Ya‘ar Yish‘i is a forest in , . Ya‘ar Yish‘i is situated nearby to the abandoned locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sdot Micha Airbase and Timnah.

Military installation
is an Israeli Air Force missile base and depot, whose existence neither confirms nor denies. It is situated in the center of Israel, halfway from to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 13 km from southeast to northwest.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Timnath or was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. is situated 2½ km north of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.

Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central . Located to the north-west of , between and kibbutz to the south and to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 2½ km northeast of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Shemesh and Tirosh.

Hamlet
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central . Located near above kibbutz and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56. is situated 3 km east of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.

Village
is a moshav in central . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 482. is situated 3½ km southwest of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.

Village
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
Kfar Uria is a moshav in central Israel, located near in the . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, and in 2024, it had a population of 817. is situated 4 km northeast of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.

Ya‘ar Yish‘i

Latitude
31.76437° or 31° 45′ 52″ north
Longitude
34.92104° or 34° 55′ 16″ east
Elevation
172 metres (564 feet)
Open location code
8G3PQW7C+PC
Geo­Names ID
10259602
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Satellite Map

Discover Ya‘ar Yish‘i from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Ya‘ar Yish‘i” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Ya‘ar Yish‘i”
  • Hebrew: “יער ישעי”

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