Ya‘ar HaRe’el
Ya‘ar HaRe’el is a forest in Jerusalem District, Israel. Ya‘ar HaRe’el is situated nearby to the village Zekharia, as well as near the locality Beit Jimal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beit Jimal and Khirbet Qeiyafa.
Beit Jimal
Monastery
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Beit Jimal or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by Salesian priests and brothers near Beit Shemesh, Israel. The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that inside a cave in the area, there is the tomb of Saint Stephen or to have conserved his relics.
Khirbet Qeiyafa
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Qeiyafa, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the Valley of Elah and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE. Khirbet Qeiyafa is situated 2½ km south of Ya‘ar HaRe’el.
Tel Yarmut
Ruins
Photo: Shelly Eshkoli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tel Yarmuth or Khirbet Yarmuk is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Israel located 25 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem and near modern Beit Shemesh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zekharia and Sdot Micha.
Zekharia
Village
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Zekharia is a moshav in central Israel. It sits on the ancient Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Sdot Micha
Village
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Sdot Micha or Sedot Mikha is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 351. Sdot Micha is situated 3½ km west of Ya‘ar HaRe’el.
Yish’i
Village
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Yish'i is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 920. Yish’i is situated 3½ km north of Ya‘ar HaRe’el.
Ya‘ar HaRe’el
- Type: Forest
- Also known as: “Ya`ar HaRe’el”
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.71863° or 31° 43′ 7″ northLongitude
34.95737° or 34° 57′ 27″ eastElevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)Open location code
8G3PPX94+FWGeoNames ID
10262675
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In Other Languages
“Ya‘ar HaRe’el” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Ya‘ar HaRe’el”
- Hebrew: “יער הראל”
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