Ramat Avraham
Ramat Avraham is a suburb in Jerusalem District, Israel. Ramat Avraham is situated nearby to the hamlet Beit Jamal, as well as near the neighborhood Shazar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Beit Jimal and Tel Yarmut.
Beit Jimal
Monastery
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Beit Jimal or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by Salesian priests and brothers near Beit Shemesh, Israel. The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that inside a cave in the area, there is the tomb of Saint Stephen or to have conserved his relics.
Tel Yarmut
Ruins
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Tel Yarmuth or Khirbet Yarmuk is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Israel located 25 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem and near modern Beit Shemesh.
Khirbet Qeiyafa
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Qeiyafa, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the Valley of Elah and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE. Khirbet Qeiyafa is situated 3½ km southwest of Ramat Avraham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zanoah and Beit Shemesh.
Zanoah
Village
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Zanoah is a moshav in central Israel. Located adjacent to Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484.
Beit Shemesh
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Beit Shemesh is a city in the Shfela region of Israel, with a population of 119,000. Excluding the West Bank, Beit Shemesh is the closest city to Jerusalem.
Zekharia
Village
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Zekharia is a moshav in central Israel. It sits on the ancient Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Zekharia is situated 3½ km southwest of Ramat Avraham.
Ramat Avraham
- Type: Suburb
- Address: רמת אברהם
- Category: locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.7225° or 31° 43′ 21″ northLongitude
34.97714° or 34° 58′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8G3PPXCG+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1190883204OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Ramat Avraham” goes by many names.
- French: “Ramat Avraham”
- Hebrew: “רמת אברהם”
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