Beit Meir Quarry

Beit Meir Quarry is a quarry in , . Beit Meir Quarry is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the scenic viewpoint .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burma Road and Bayt Mahsir.

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in was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz and , built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. It was named for the Chinese . is situated 1½ km north of Beit Meir Quarry.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Makkabi. It was located 9 km west of . is situated 1¼ km east of Beit Meir Quarry.

Protected area
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is a nature reserve situated in the western , , near moshav . is renowned and named for its prominent stand of Jerusalem pine trees, which are approximately 170 years old.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mesilat Zion and Beit Meir.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located near the city of with an area of 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 942.

Village
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is a religious moshav in central . Located around nine miles from , just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 678.

Village
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is a moshav in central , and a biblical location mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges and in the first Book of Chronicles. Located 6 km north of the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Beit Meir Quarry

Latitude
31.79543° or 31° 47′ 44″ north
Longitude
35.02161° or 35° 1′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ2WC+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98665843
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
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In Other Languages

“Beit Meir Quarry” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “מחצבת בית מאיר”

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