Shimon Ha’Tzadik

Shimon Ha’Tzadik is a synagogue in , . Shimon Ha’Tzadik is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near the synagogue .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Israel Museum and Bible Lands Museum.

Museum
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an art and archaeology museum in . It was established in 1965 as 's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum. is situated 1½ km north of Shimon Ha’Tzadik.

Museum
Photo: Adiel lo, Public domain.
The is an archaeological museum in , that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible including ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews. is situated 2 km north of Shimon Ha’Tzadik.

College
Photo: דניאל צבי, Public domain.
The Academy of the Hebrew Language was established by the government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem of campus." Its stated aims are to assemble and research… is situated 1½ km northwest of Shimon Ha’Tzadik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mekor Haim and Old Katamon.

Suburb
Mekor Chaim is a neighborhood in southwest . It was named for Haim Cohen, a wealthy Jewish businessman who donated large sums of money toward the purchase of land in Jerusalem before World War I.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
Katamon or Qatamon, officially known as Gonen, is a neighborhood in south-central . It is built next to an old Greek Orthodox monastery, believed to have been constructed on the home and the tomb of Simeon from the Gospel of Luke.

Suburb
is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-central , midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot and . The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist, Maxwell Abbell of .

Shimon Ha’Tzadik

Latitude
31.75808° or 31° 45′ 29″ north
Longitude
35.20598° or 35° 12′ 22″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ654+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166098884
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

“Shimon Ha’Tzadik” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “שמעון הצדיק”

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