Um El Umdan

Umm el-Umdan or Khirbet Umm el-Umdan is a Jewish archaeological site within the municipal boundaries of the city of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Anatavital, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: former settlement
  • Also known as: “Kh. el ‘Eumdan”, “Um el Umdan”, and “Umm el-Umdan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bayt Shanna and Anava Park.

Ruins
was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 15, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Dani. It was located 11.5 km southeast of . is situated 1¼ km southwest of Um El Umdan.

Park
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
is situated 1½ km north of Um El Umdan.

Synagogue
Yeshivat Sha'alvim is a hesder yeshiva, a and a yeshiva high school for boys, located in Kibbutz . It is one of the most prestigious Yeshivas in central Israel. is situated 2 km southwest of Um El Umdan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nof Ayalon and Sha’alvim.

Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in central . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of the . In 2024, it had a population of 1,900.

Village
Sha'alvim is a religious kibbutz in central and one of only two affiliated with Poalei Agudat Yisrael. Located near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 1,987.

Photo: Righteos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Modi'in is a relatively new Israeli city located in the Shfela, halfway between and . There are some archaeological sites in the city as well as popular tourist attractions nearby.

Um El Umdan

Latitude
31.88338° or 31° 53′ 0″ north
Longitude
34.99785° or 34° 59′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G3PVXMX+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 812611051
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q6609572
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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Um El Umdan” goes by many names.
  • French: “Um El Umdan”
  • Hebrew: “אום אל עומדן”

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