Ya‘ar Yish‘i
Ya‘ar Yish‘i is a forest in Jerusalem District, Israel. Ya‘ar Yish‘i is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Deir Rafat, as well as near the hamlet Givat Shemesh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sdot Micha Airbase and Timnah.
Sdot Micha Airbase
Military installation
Sdot Micha Airbase is an Israeli Air Force missile base and depot, whose existence Israel neither confirms nor denies. It is situated in the center of Israel, halfway from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 13 km from southeast to northwest.
Timnah
Archaeological site
Timnath or Timnah 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. Timnah is situated 2½ km north of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.
Regina Palaestinae
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 Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Regina Palaestinae is situated 2½ km northeast of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Givat Shemesh and Tirosh.
Givat Shemesh
Hamlet
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Givat Shemesh is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh above kibbutz Tzora and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56. Givat Shemesh is situated 3 km east of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.
Tirosh
Village
Tirosh is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 478. Tirosh is situated 3½ km southwest of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.
Kfar Uriya
Village
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
Kfar Uria is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh in the Shephelah. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 836. Kfar Uriya is situated 4 km northeast of Ya‘ar Yish‘i.
Ya‘ar Yish‘i
- Type: Forest
- Also known as: “Ya`ar Yish`i”
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.76437° or 31° 45′ 52″ northLongitude
34.92104° or 34° 55′ 16″ eastElevation
172 metres (564 feet)Open location code
8G3PQW7C+PCGeoNames ID
10259602
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In Other Languages
“Ya‘ar Yish‘i” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Ya‘ar Yish‘i”
- Hebrew: “יער ישעי”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Deir Rafat and Kfar Uriyya.
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