Yad HaShmona

Yad HaShmona is a small moshav shitufi in central . Located in the Judean Mountains near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 264.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh and Saint Mary of the Resurrection Abbey.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , officially St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey, is a monastery run by the Olivetan Benedictine order in , .

Monastery
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The Resurrection Church, or the Church of the Crusaders in Abu Gosh, is the name given to a Catholic religious building consisting of a structure of the time of the Crusaders who belonged to the Knights Hospitaller, and today is a part of the , in central .

Police station
Photo: Danny Gershoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neve Ilan and Kiryat Ye’arim.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,052.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kiryat Ye'arim, also known as Telz-Stone, is a strictly Orthodox town in the of . It is located in the approximate area of an ancient place mentioned in the Bible, from which it takes its name.

Yad HaShmona

Latitude
31.80914° or 31° 48′ 33″ north
Longitude
35.08939° or 35° 5′ 22″ east
Population
294
Elevation
686 metres (2,251 feet)
Inception
1974
Open location code
8G3QR35Q+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 621194521
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11049557
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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Yad HaShmona” goes by many names.
  • French: “Yad HaShmona”
  • Hebrew: “יד השמונה”

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