Kiryat Menachem

Kiryat Menachem is a neighborhood in southwest . It is bordered by to the south and east, to the west, and the Jerusalem hills to the north.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: Neighborhood in Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Kirjat Menahem”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of the Visitation and Jerusalem Biblical Zoo.

Church
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The is a Catholic church in , , and honors the Visitation made by the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist.

Zoo
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The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, popularly known as the , is a zoo located in the neighborhood of . It is famous for its Afro-Asiatic collection of wildlife, many of which are described in the Hebrew Bible, as well as for its success in breeding endangered species.

Park
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is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ir Ganim and Ein Kerem.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in southwest , bordering Kiryat Menachem.

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is a secluded village suburb on the outskirts of West Jerusalem. Surrounded by hills dotted with olive and cypress trees, the village is refreshingly quiet although only a 20-minute bus ride southwest of the city centre.

Suburb
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is a new neighborhood in the southwest outskirts of , overlooking and the Rekhes Lavan valley. It has a population of 1,100 families, mainly secular and Orthodox Jews.

Kiryat Menachem

Latitude
31.75784° or 31° 45′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.16492° or 35° 9′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ557+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473074
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q2906618
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kiryat Menachem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كريات مناحيم”
  • Czech: “Kirjat Menachem”
  • French: “Kiryat Menachem”
  • Hebrew: “קריית מנחם”
  • Hebrew: “קרית מנחם”
  • Indonesian: “Kiryat Menachem”
  • Turkish: “Kiryat Menahem”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: HaKfar HaShvedi and Moskoviya.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: זכור לאברהם and גן אילן.

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Worth a closer look: Tel Aviv and Nazareth.

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