Horev
Horev is a synagogue in Jerusalem District, Israel. Horev is situated nearby to the government office Consulate of the Republic of El Salvador, as well as near the park Gan Agvania.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Israel Museum and Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Israel Museum
Museum
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum. Israel Museum is situated 1 km northwest of Horev.
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 670 metres northeast of Horev.
Museum for Islamic Art
Museum
Photo: Adiel lo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The L. A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art is an art museum in Jerusalem, established in 1974. Located on the corner of HaPalmach Street in Katamon, near the Jerusalem Theatre, it houses Islamic pottery, textiles, jewelry, ceremonial objects and other Islamic cultural artifacts and a rare clocks' collection. Museum for Islamic Art is situated 380 metres north of Horev.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Katamon and Kiryat Shmuel.
Old Katamon
Suburb
Katamon or Qatamon, officially known as Gonen, is a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem. It is built next to an old Greek Orthodox monastery, believed to have been constructed on the home and the tomb of Simeon from the Gospel of Luke.
Kiryat Shmuel
Suburb
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiryat Shmuel is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem founded in 1926. It is named for Rabbi Shmuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878–1909. Kiryat Shmuel is located between Rehavia and Katamon.
Greek Colony
Suburb
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Greek Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, bordering the German Colony and Katamon.
Horev
- Type: Synagogue
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.76531° or 31° 45′ 55″ northLongitude
35.21183° or 35° 12′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ686+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 1748348588OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“Horev” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חורב”
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