Modiin lookout tower

Dayr Abu Salama was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 8 km northeast of . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 13, 1948, in the first phase of Operation Dani.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: former village in Ramle District, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Dayr Abu Salama”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Scenic viewpoint
is an archaeological site in Israel. is situated 1½ km north of Modiin lookout tower.

Memorial
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is situated 1 km northwest of Modiin lookout tower.

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 3 km southeast of Modiin lookout tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerem Ben Shemen and Gimzo.

Village
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, also known as -Shikhun is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 132.

Village
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is a religious moshav in . Located between and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 1,150. is situated 3 km southwest of Modiin lookout tower.

Village
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is a moshav shitufi in central . Located around four kilometres south-east of and covering 2,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 614. is situated 3 km southwest of Modiin lookout tower.

Modiin lookout tower

Latitude
31.9493° or 31° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
34.95653° or 34° 57′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G3PWXX4+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1314542159
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q5243294
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Modiin lookout tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير أبو سلمة”
  • Hausa: “Dayr Abu Salama”
  • Hebrew: “דיר אבו סלאמה”
  • Hebrew: “דיר אבו סלמה”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה מודיעין”
  • Indonesian: “Dayr Abu Salama”
  • Persian: “دیر ابو سلامه”
  • Urdu: “دیر ابو سلمہ”

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