Bir a-Shimi
Bir a-Shimi is an archaeological site in Central District, Israel. Bir a-Shimi is situated nearby to the archaeological site Valley of the Monks, as well as near מערת קבורה חצובה.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Monks and Barfilya.
Valley of the Monks
Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed Valley of the Monks 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 Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest.
Barfilya
Peak
Photo: McKaby, Public domain.
Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of Ramla that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by Israeli archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period. Barfilya is situated 2½ km southeast of Bir a-Shimi.
Modi`im
Ruins
Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in Judea, near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel. 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. Modi`im is situated 2 km east of Bir a-Shimi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mevo Modi’im and Al-Midya.
Mevo Modi’im
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central Israel. It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council.
Al-Midya
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
al-Midya is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the western West Bank, located west of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,533 inhabitants in 2017. Al-Midya is situated 3 km east of Bir a-Shimi.
Gimzo
Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Gimzo is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located between Lod and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,150. Gimzo is situated 3 km west of Bir a-Shimi.
Bir a-Shimi
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.92742° or 31° 55′ 39″ northLongitude
34.97394° or 34° 58′ 26″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8G3PWXGF+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2996434266OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Bir a-Shimi” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “ביר א-שמי”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include מערת קבורה חצובה and Modi’in Cemetery.
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