Nes Harim
Nes Harim is a moshav settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh and eight kilometres west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.Places of Interest
Highlights include Columbarium and Bayt ‘Itab.
Columbarium
Archaeological site
Photo: Ealfons1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead.
Bayt ‘Itab
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayt ʿIṭṭāb was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. Both during and after its incorporation into Crusader fiefdoms in the 12th century, its population was Arab.
Dayr al-Shaykh
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dayr al-Shaykh, also spelt Deir esh Sheikh, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, also known as the Jerusalem corridor. It was located 16 kilometers west of Jerusalem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bar Giora and Mata.
Bar Giora
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bar Giora is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 757.
Mata
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mata is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem corridor about eight kilometers southeast of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 878. Mata is situated 3 km south of Nes Harim.
Nes Harim
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.74449° or 31° 44′ 40″ northLongitude
35.05756° or 35° 3′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8G3QP3V5+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 87309334OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Nes Harim” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Nes Harim”
- French: “Nes Harim”
- Hebrew: “נס הרים”
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