Shimshon ranch

Shimshon ranch is in , . Shimshon ranch is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Regina Palaestinae and Tel Tzora.

Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central . Located to the north-west of , between and kibbutz to the south and to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Shimshon ranch.

Scenic viewpoint
Zorah or Tzorah, was a biblical town in the Judaean Foothills. It has been identified with the former village of Sar'a, now often referred to as . is situated 3 km east of Shimshon ranch.

Archaeological site
Photo: עט הזמיר, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 4 km southeast of Shimshon ranch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Shemesh and Kfar Uriya.

Hamlet
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central . Located near above kibbutz and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56.

Village
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
Kfar Uria is a moshav in central . Located near in the . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 817.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located to the north of with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Shimshon ranch

Latitude
31.78286° or 31° 46′ 58″ north
Longitude
34.95676° or 34° 57′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G3PQXM4+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 263510545
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­farmland
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Satellite Map

Discover Shimshon ranch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Shimshon ranch” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “חוות שמשון”

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Highlights include Horbat Kfar Soreq and Retorno, Giv’at Shemesh.

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