Yefat HaShemesh
Yefat HaShemesh is in Jerusalem District, Israel. Yefat HaShemesh is situated nearby to the post office Givat Sharet, as well as near Ateret Shalom Synagogue.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Beit Shemesh and Beit Jimal.
Tel Beit Shemesh
Archaeological site
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Tel Beit Shemesh is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of Beit Shemesh. It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson. Tel Beit Shemesh is situated 1½ km northwest of Yefat HaShemesh.
Beit Jimal
Monastery
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Beit Jimal, Beit el Jemâl, meaning "The house of the camel" is a Catholic monastery run by Salesian priests and brothers near Beit Shemesh, Israel. The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that a cave there is the tomb of St. Beit Jimal is situated 1½ km south of Yefat HaShemesh.
Beit Shemesh Railway Station
Railway station
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Beit Shemesh railway station is an Israel Railways station in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on the Tel Aviv–Lod–Jerusalem line. The station is located near the northern industrial zone of Beit Shemesh. Beit Shemesh Railway Station is situated 2 km north of Yefat HaShemesh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Shemesh and Zanoah.
Beit Shemesh
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Beit Shemesh is a city in the Shfela region of Israel, with a population of 119,000. Excluding the West Bank, Beit Shemesh is the closest city to Jerusalem.
Zanoah
Village
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Zanoah is a moshav in central Israel. Located adjacent to Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 515.
Yish’i
Village
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Yish'i is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 920.
Yefat HaShemesh
- Type: Commerce
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.73961° or 31° 44′ 23″ northLongitude
34.98297° or 34° 58′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8G3PPXQM+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 95920681OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercial
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In Other Languages
“Yefat HaShemesh” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מרכז מסחרי יפת השמש”
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