Zecharya
Zecharya is a village in Jerusalem District, Israel. Zecharya is situated nearby to the quarter Darchei Shmuel, as well as near Netivot Yisrael.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Azekah and Khirbet Qeiyafa.
Tel Azekah
Ruins
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Azekah was an ancient town in the Shephela guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah, about 26 km northwest of Hebron. The current tell by that name, also known as Tel Azeka or Tell Zakariya, has been identified with the biblical Azekah, dating back to the Canaanite period.
Khirbet Qeiyafa
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Qeiyafa, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the Valley of Elah and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE.
Beit Jimal
Monastery
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Beit Jimal or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by Salesian priests and brothers near Beit Shemesh, Israel. The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that inside a cave in the area, there is the tomb of Saint Stephen or to have conserved his relics. Beit Jimal is situated 3½ km northeast of Zecharya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zekharia and Sdot Micha.
Zekharia
Village
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Zekharia is a moshav in central Israel. It sits on the ancient Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Sdot Micha
Village
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Sdot Micha or Sedot Mikha is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 348. Sdot Micha is situated 2½ km northwest of Zecharya.
Agur
Village
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Agur is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 438. Agur is situated 3½ km southwest of Zecharya.
Zecharya
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Kefar Zekhariya” and “Zekharya”
- Category: locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.70979° or 31° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
34.94408° or 34° 56′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8G3PPW5V+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 278474077OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Zecharya” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Zecharja”
- French: “Zekharia”
- Hebrew: “זכריה”
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