Baka

Baka is a neighborhood in southern . The official name is Geulim, which is mainly used on road signs.
Wikipedia
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood of Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Baka, Jerusalem”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gehenna and Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Meadow
Photo: Michal.lvn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology.

Public building
, based in , was established in 1961 by the 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.

Museum
Photo: Valentina Nelin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greek Colony and Allenby Compound.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood in , bordering the and .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
The is a neighborhood in , established in the second half of the 19th century as a German Templer colony in Palestine. Today "the Moshava", as it is popularly known, is an upscale neighborhood bisected by Street, an avenue lined with trendy shops, restaurants, and cafes.

Baka

Latitude
31.75955° or 31° 45′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.21967° or 35° 13′ 11″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ659+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278474182
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q2916464
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Satellite Map

Discover Baka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Baka” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البقعة”
  • Arabic: “بقعه”
  • Czech: “Bak’a”
  • Dutch: “Baka”
  • French: “Baka”
  • Hebrew: “בקעה”
  • Hebrew: “שכונת בקעה”
  • Indonesian: “Baka, Yerusalem”
  • Indonesian: “Baka”
  • Japanese: “バカー”
  • Polish: “Ge’ulim”
  • Polish: “Geulim”
  • Russian: “Бака”
  • Turkish: “Baka”
  • Yiddish: “בקעה”

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