Beit Shemesh

Beit Shemesh is a locality in , . Beit Shemesh is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beit Shemesh Railway Station and Biblical Museum of Natural History.

Railway station
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is an Israel Railways station in , , on the –– line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh.

Museum
The , currently located in at the entrance to , , was founded in 2014 by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, affectionately referred to as the "Zoo Rabbi."…

Archaeological site
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is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of . It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Shemesh and Mahseya.

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is a city in the Shfela region of , with a population of 119,000. Excluding the , is the closest city to .

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located about two kilometers east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the . In 2024 it had a population of 485.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484.

Beit Shemesh

Latitude
31.74534° or 31° 44′ 43″ north
Longitude
34.98794° or 34° 59′ 17″ east
Open location code
8G3PPXWQ+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161057855
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Satellite Map

Discover Beit Shemesh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Hebrew—“Beit Shemesh” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Bejt Šemeš”
  • French: “Beit Shemesh”
  • Hebrew: “בית שמש”

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Localities in the Area

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