Yad Lashiryon

Yad La-Shiryon is Israel's official memorial site for fallen soldiers from the armored corps, as well as one of the most diverse tank museums in the world.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: military museum in Latrun, Israel
  • Also known as: “The Armored Corps Memorial Site and Museum at Latrun” and “Yad La-Shiryon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mini Israel and Emmaus Nicopolis.

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is a miniature park located near in within the . Opened in November 2002, the site contains miniature replicas of hundreds of buildings and landmarks in Israel. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Yad Lashiryon.

Archaeological site
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Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus. is situated 1 km east of Yad Lashiryon.

Monastery
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is situated 550 metres south of Yad Lashiryon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latrun and Neve Shalom.

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is a hilltop in overlooking the road between and , 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem. The hill is home to several sights.

Village
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, also known as Wahat as-Salam is a cooperative village in , jointly founded by Israeli Jews and Arabs in an attempt to show that the two peoples can live side by side peacefully, as well as to conduct educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples.

Village
is a kibbutz in central . Located in the to the south-west of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 608.

Yad Lashiryon

Latitude
31.83782° or 31° 50′ 16″ north
Longitude
34.97967° or 34° 58′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G3PRXQH+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2935048039
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q2623744
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yiddish—“Yad Lashiryon” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Yad La-Shiryon”
  • Catalan: “Museu Yad La-Shiryon”
  • Catalan: “Yad La-Shiryon”
  • Catalan: “Yad la-Xiryon”
  • Catalan: “יד לשריון”
  • Chinese: “以色列装甲部队纪念馆”
  • French: “Yad La-Shiryon”
  • German: “Yad La-Shiryon”
  • Hebrew: “יד לשיריון”
  • Hebrew: “יד לשריון”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון יד לשיריון”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון יד לשריון”
  • Japanese: “ラトルン戦車博物館”
  • Ladino: “Yad La-Shiryon”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Jad la-Szirjon”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Yad la-Shiryon”
  • Portuguese: “Memorial e Museu do Corpo Blindado em Latrun”
  • Portuguese: “Museu de Yad La-Shiryon”
  • Russian: “Мемориал Памяти танкистов — Яд Ле-Ширион”
  • Russian: “Музей бронетанковых войск”
  • Russian: “Музей Израильских танковых войск”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Yad La-Shiryon”
  • Swedish: “Pansarkårens museum”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Ізраїльських танкових військ”
  • Yiddish: “יד לשריון”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yad La’Shiryon and אמפיתיאטרון יד לשריון.

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