Ein Dekalim

Ein Dekalim is a spring in , . Ein Dekalim is situated nearby to the pond , as well as near the playground .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beit Jimal and Tel Beit Shemesh.

Monastery
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or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by priests and brothers near , . 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. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Ein Dekalim.

Archaeological site
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is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of . It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson. is situated 2 km northeast of Ein Dekalim.

Railway station
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is an Israel Railways station in , , on the –– line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh. is situated 3½ km northeast of Ein Dekalim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yish’i and Beit Shemesh.

Village
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Yish'i is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 938.

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is a city in the Shfela region of , with a population of 119,000. Excluding the , is the closest city to .

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484. is situated 3 km east of Ein Dekalim.

Ein Dekalim

Latitude
31.73444° or 31° 44′ 4″ north
Longitude
34.96689° or 34° 58′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G3PPXM8+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278476553
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
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Satellite Map

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

“Ein Dekalim” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “עין דקלים”

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