Mehalke HaMayim

Places of Interest Nearby

Israel Museum

Museum

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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 1¼ km northwest of Mehalke HaMayim.

Bible Lands Museum

Museum

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The Bible Lands Museum is an archaeological museum in Jerusalem, that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible including ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews. Bible Lands Museum is situated 1½ km north of Mehalke HaMayim.

Hebrew language academy

College

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The Academy of the Hebrew Language was established by the Israeli government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem of Givat Ram campus." Its stated aims are to assemble and research… Hebrew language academy is situated 1½ km northwest of Mehalke HaMayim.

Places in the Area

Old Katamon

Suburb

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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.

Greek Colony

Suburb

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The Greek Colony is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, bordering the German Colony and Katamon.

Kiryat Shmuel

Suburb

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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.

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