Mahseya
Mahseya is a village in Jerusalem District, Israel. Mahseya is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kne Bosem, as well as near the quarter Pisgot HaSheva.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dayr Aban and Avshalom Cave.
Dayr Aban
Ruins
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dayr Aban was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of Beit Shemesh.
Avshalom Cave
Cave
Photo: Relly.hendel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avshalom Cave, known in academic literature as Soreq Cave and popularly as Stalactites Cave, is a 5,000 m2 cave on the western side of Mt. Ye'ela, in the Judean hills in Israel, known for its dense concentration of stalactites and other cave formations.
Biblical Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Biblical Museum of Natural History, currently located in Hartuv at the entrance to Beit Shemesh, Israel, was founded in 2014 by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, affectionately referred to as the "Zoo Rabbi."…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahseya and Beit Shemesh.
Mahseya
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahseya is a moshav in central Israel. Located about two kilometers east of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the Jerusalem District. In 2024 it had a population of 485.
Beit Shemesh
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Beit Shemesh is a city in the Shfela region of Israel, with a population of 119,000. Excluding the West Bank, Beit Shemesh is the closest city to Jerusalem.
Zanoah
Village
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Zanoah is a moshav in central Israel. Located adjacent to Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484.
Mahseya
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Dayr Aban Alef” and “Mahaseya”
- Category: locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.74817° or 31° 44′ 53″ northLongitude
35.00735° or 35° 0′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8G3QP2X4+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 278474449OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Mahseya” goes by many names.
- French: “Mahseya”
- Hebrew: “מחסיה”
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