ראש צב

ראש צב is in , . ראש צב is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the synagogue .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Modi`im and Zaglembie Memorial.

Ruins
Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in , near the modern city of , . First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership over Judea following the victorious Maccabean uprising. is situated 1¼ km south of ראש צב.

Memorial
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km west of ראש צב.

Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed is a site of a cave which served Christian monastic chambers, on the channel of the Gimzo Stream. It is situated at the foot of Horbat Zekhariya and together with Horbat Kelah form a complex of archaeological sites in the hills of , in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. is situated 2½ km southwest of ראש צב.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mevo Modi’im and Al Midyah.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central . It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
al-Midya is a Palestinian village in the in the western , located west of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,533 inhabitants in 2017.

Village
Ganei Modi'in is an Israeli settlement in the . Located just over the Green Line to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of .

ראש צב

Latitude
31.9408° or 31° 56′ 27″ north
Longitude
34.99511° or 34° 59′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G3PWXRW+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11709097969
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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In Other Languages

“ראש צב” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “ראש צב”

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Highlights include גת פשוטה and קבר מתתיהו.

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