Khorashim
Khorashim is a suburb in Central District, Israel. Khorashim is situated nearby to the suburb Nofarim, as well as near the neighborhood אזה’ת לב הארץ.Places of Interest
Highlights include Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek and Rosh HaAyin–North railway station.
Antipatroos fortress;Tel Afek
Ruins
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antipatris was a city built during the first century BC by Herod the Great, who named it in honour of his father, Antipater. The site, now a national park in central Israel, was inhabited from the Chalcolithic period to the Late Roman period.
Rosh HaAyin–North railway station
Railway station
Photo: Eden1996, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rosh HaAyin–North railway station is a suburban passenger railway station in Israel, operated by Israel Railways. It is situated in north Rosh HaAyin near the Kesem Interchange which is located at the intersection of Highway 5 and the Cross-Israel Highway.
Kesem cave
Ruins
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Qesem Cave is a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site near the city of Kafr Qasim in Israel. Early humans were occupying the site by 400,000 until c. 200,000 years ago. Kesem cave is situated 4 km east of Khorashim.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosh HaAyin and Givat HaShlosha.
Rosh HaAyin
Town
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Rosh HaAyin is a city in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the eastern ravine of the Sharon Plain, opposite the Samaria Mountains. The city is named after its location at the source of the Yarkon River.
Givat HaShlosha
Village
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Givat HaShlosha is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about 4 km east of Petah Tikva, near the Yarkon river, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom Hasharon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 742. Givat HaShlosha is situated 2½ km west of Khorashim.
Einat
Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Einat is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Petah Tikva and south of Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 924. Einat is situated 2½ km south of Khorashim.
Khorashim
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Horashim”
- Category: locality
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.10638° or 32° 6′ 23″ northLongitude
34.9466° or 34° 56′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8G4P4W4W+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 6510740985OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Khorashim” goes by many names.
- French: “Horashim”
- Hebrew: “חורשים”
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