HaRakevet Road/Yair

HaRakevet Road/Yair is a bus stop in Jerusalem District, Israel. HaRakevet Road/Yair is situated nearby to Templar cemetery, as well as near the monastery German Hospice St. Charles.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gehenna and Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Gehenna

Meadow

Photo: Michal.lvn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gehenna or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. Gehenna is situated 1 km northeast of HaRakevet Road/Yair.

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Public building

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, based in Jerusalem, was established in 1961 by the State of Israel to foster contact between Israeli scholars in the sciences and humanities and create a think tank for advising the government on research projects of national importance. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities is situated 1 km northwest of HaRakevet Road/Yair.

Nature Museum

Museum

Photo: Valentina Nelin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nature Museum is situated 410 metres north of HaRakevet Road/Yair.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include German Colony and Baka.

German Colony

Suburb

The German Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, established in the second half of the 19th century as a German Templer colony in Palestine. Today "the Moshava", as it is popularly known, is an upscale neighborhood bisected by Emek Refaim Street, an avenue lined with trendy shops, restaurants, and cafes.