Ayelet Hashahar

Ayelet Hashahar is a quarter in , . Ayelet Hashahar is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the quarter .
  • Type: Quarter
  • Also known as: “רמת בית שמש ד-3”
  • Address: איילת השחר

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khirbet Qeiyafa and Tel Yarmut.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE.

Ruins
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Tel Yarmuth or Khirbet Yarmuk is an ancient Near East archaeological site in located 25 kilometers southwest of and near modern .

Monastery
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or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by priests and brothers near , . 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. is situated 3 km north of Ayelet Hashahar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaLamed-Heh and Zekharia.

Village
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is a kibbutz in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 682.

Village
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is a moshav in central . It sits on the ancient Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949. Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located in the around ten kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 719. is situated 4 km southwest of Ayelet Hashahar.

Ayelet Hashahar

Latitude
31.7016° or 31° 42′ 6″ north
Longitude
34.96746° or 34° 58′ 3″ east
Open location code
8G3PPX28+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1190883206
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
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In Other Languages

“Ayelet Hashahar” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “איילת השחר”

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