Middle East
Israel
Jerusalem District

Ma’ar

Ma’ar is a neighborhood in , . Ma’ar is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the suburb .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Yarmut and Beit Jimal.

Ruins
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Tel Yarmuth or Khirbet Yarmuk is an ancient Near East archaeological site in located 25 kilometers southwest of and near modern .

Monastery
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, Beit el Jemâl, meaning "The house of the camel" is a Catholic monastery run by priests and brothers near , . The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that a cave there is the tomb of St.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zanoah and Netiv HaLamed-Heh.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 515. is situated 2½ km northeast of Ma’ar.

Village
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is a kibbutz in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 677. is situated 2½ km south of Ma’ar.

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is a city in the Shfela region of , with a population of 119,000. Excluding the , is the closest city to .

Ma’ar

Latitude
31.71182° or 31° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
34.98747° or 34° 59′ 15″ east
Open location code
8G3PPX6P+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10908652564
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“Ma’ar” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “המע’ר”

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