Modiin lookout tower
Dayr Abu Salama was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 8 km northeast of Ramla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 13, 1948, in the first phase of Operation Dani.Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Tower
- Description: former village in Ramle District, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Dayr Abu Salama”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Hadid and Lybian jews memorial in Israel.
Tel Hadid
Scenic viewpoint
Tel Hadid also known as al-Haditha and Adida or Aditha is an archaeological site, located in the Ben Shemen Forest in central Israel. The site overlooks the central coastal plain of Israel, the Lod Valley, and the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, offering a strategic vantage point. Tel Hadid is situated 1½ km north of Modiin lookout tower.
Lybian jews memorial in Israel
Memorial
Lybian jews memorial in Israel is situated 1 km northwest of Modiin lookout tower.
Valley of the Monks
Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed Valley of the Monks 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 Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. Valley of the Monks is situated 3 km southeast of Modiin lookout tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kerem Ben Shemen and Gimzo.
Kerem Ben Shemen
Village
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kerem Ben Shemen, also known as Ben Shemen-Shikhun is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 132.
Gimzo
Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Gimzo is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located between Lod and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,150. Gimzo is situated 3 km southwest of Modiin lookout tower.
Kfar Daniel
Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
Kfar Daniel is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located around four kilometres south-east of Lod and covering 2,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 614. Kfar Daniel is situated 3 km southwest of Modiin lookout tower.
Modiin lookout tower
- Categories: village, depopulated Palestinian village, and human settlement
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.9493° or 31° 56′ 58″ northLongitude
34.95653° or 34° 57′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8G3PWXX4+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1314542159OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata 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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