Bayt Mahsir
Bayt Mahsir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Makkabi. It was located 9 km west of Jerusalem.Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HaMasrek Reserve and Me‘arat Bené Berit.
HaMasrek Reserve
Protected area
HaMasrek Reserve is a nature reserve situated in the western Jerusalem Mountains, Israel, near moshav Beit Meir. HaMasrek Reserve is renowned and named for its prominent stand of Jerusalem pine trees, which are approximately 170 years old.
Me‘arat Bené Berit
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Me‘arat Bené Berit is a cave, which is situated 2 km south of Bayt Mahsir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Meir and Mesilat Zion.
Beit Meir
Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Meir is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 678.
Mesilat Zion
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mesilat Zion is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the city of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 942.
Ksalon
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ksalon is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 521. Ksalon is situated 2½ km southeast of Bayt Mahsir.
Bayt Mahsir
- Type: Ruins
- Description: village in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
- Categories: village, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, and historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.79391° or 31° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
35.03363° or 35° 2′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ2VM+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8242043614OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2899514
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Bayt Mahsir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت محسير”
- Arabic: “بيت مَحسير”
- French: “Bayt Mahsir”
- French: “Beit Mahsir”
- Hebrew: “בית מחסיר”
- Indonesian: “Bayt Mahsir”
- Persian: “بیت محسیر”
- Polish: “Bajt Mahsir”
- Urdu: “بیت محسیر”
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