Modi`im

Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in , near the modern city of , . First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership over Judea following the victorious Maccabean uprising.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient city, home of the Maccabees
  • Also known as: “Modi’im”, “Modi’in”, “Modiin”, and “Modin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barfilya and Valley of the Monks.

Peak
Photo: McKaby, Public domain.
Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period.

Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed is a site of a cave which served Christian monastic chambers, on the channel of the Gimzo Stream. It is situated at the foot of Horbat Zekhariya and together with Horbat Kelah form a complex of archaeological sites in the hills of , in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. is situated 2 km west of Modi`im.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Modi'in–Center railway station is an Israel Railways passenger terminal and one of two stations serving Modi'in. It is the terminus of the -Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko. is situated 3 km south of Modi`im.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Midyah and Mevo Modi’im.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
al-Midya is a Palestinian village in the in the western , located west of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,533 inhabitants in 2017.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central . It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Village
Ganei Modi'in is an Israeli settlement in the . Located just over the Green Line to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Modi`im

Latitude
31.92861° or 31° 55′ 43″ north
Longitude
34.99639° or 34° 59′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G3PWXHW+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278476817
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q12408891
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Italian—“Modi`im” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Modin”
  • Hebrew: “מודיעים”
  • Hebrew: “מודיעין (עיר קדומה)”
  • Italian: “Modi’in (città antica)”
  • Italian: “Modi’in”

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Highlights include מערת קבורה and Horbat HaTarsi.

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