Hartuv

Hartuv, Arabic: ارتون) or Har-Tuv was an agricultural colony in the Judean Hills established in 1882 on land purchased from the Arab village of Artuf by English missionaries.
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: agricultural colony in the Judean Hills (1883-1948)
  • Also known as: “Har Tov”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beit Shemesh Railway Station and Biblical Museum of Natural History.

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 1¼ km southwest of Hartuv.

Museum
The , currently located in at the entrance to , , was founded in 2014 by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, affectionately referred to as the "Zoo Rabbi."… is situated 1¼ km south of Hartuv.

Scenic viewpoint
Zorah or Tzorah, was a biblical town in the Judaean Foothills. It has been identified with the former village of Sar'a, now often referred to as . is situated 2 km northwest of Hartuv.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naham and Mahseya.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 626.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located about two kilometers east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the . In 2024 it had a population of 485.

Village
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is a moshav in central , and a biblical location mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges and in the first Book of Chronicles. Located 6 km north of the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Hartuv

Latitude
31.76471° or 31° 45′ 53″ north
Longitude
34.99961° or 34° 59′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G3PQX7X+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478285
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q2919698
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Hartuv” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هار طوب”
  • Arabic: “هارتوف”
  • Chinese: “哈爾圖夫”
  • French: “Hartouv”
  • Hebrew: “הר טוב”
  • Hebrew: “הר-טוב”
  • Hebrew: “הרטוב”
  • Persian: “هارتوف”
  • Polish: “Har-Tuw”
  • Polish: “Hartuv”
  • Russian: “Хартув”

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