Mata
Mata is a village in Jerusalem District, Israel. Mata is situated nearby to the village Bar Giyyora, as well as near Bar Giora.Places of Interest
Highlights include Columbarium and Ein Mata.
Columbarium
Archaeological site
Photo: Ealfons1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. Columbarium is situated 4 km north of Mata.
Bayt ‘Itab
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayt ʿIṭṭāb was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. Both during and after its incorporation into Crusader fiefdoms in the 12th century, its population was Arab.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mata and Bar Giora.
Mata
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mata is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem corridor about eight kilometers southeast of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 878.
Bar Giora
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bar Giora is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 757.
Nes Harim
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nes Harim is a moshav settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh and eight kilometres west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Nes Harim is situated 3 km north of Mata.
Mata
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.71693° or 31° 43′ 1″ northLongitude
35.06157° or 35° 3′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8G3QP386+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 278474516OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Mata” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Mata”
- French: “Mata”
- Hebrew: “מטע”
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