Magen Dan

Magen Dan is an Israeli outpost in the . It is located around 750 m west of . It is under the de facto jurisdiction of the Shomron Regional Council.
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Photo: יעקב, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: Israeli outpost in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Magen dan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kesem cave.

Ruins
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Qesem Cave is a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site near the city of in . Early humans were occupying the site by 400,000 until c. 200,000 years ago. is situated 3½ km west of Magen Dan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elkana and Azzun Atma.

Village
or Elqana is an Israeli settlement and local council in the north-western hills in the , located 3.1 km to the east of the Green Line and the city of .

Village
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'Azzun 'Atma is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the western , located 5 kilometers South-east of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Azzun 'Atma had a population of 2,068 inhabitants in 2017.

Village
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Sha'arei Tikva is an Israeli settlement in the at an elevation of 200 metres. Located northeast of and one kilometre east of the Green Line near , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.

Magen Dan

Latitude
32.11025° or 32° 6′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.02105° or 35° 1′ 16″ east
Elevation
159 metres (522 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q426C+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2723850392
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
11979769
Wiki­data ID
Q3532466
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Satellite Map

Discover Magen Dan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Magen Dan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ماجن دان”
  • French: “Magen Dan”
  • Hebrew: “מגן דן”
  • Polish: “Magen Dan”

Localities in the Area

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