Qiryat Ye‘arim in Jerusalem
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Saris

For the beer brand see Šariš (beer). Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. It encompasses the territory of the former Sáros county.

Located at 31.7981, 35.0737 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Traditional regions of Slovakia, Arab villages depopulated prior to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Jerusalem, Populated places in Kayseri Province

Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack

The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 attack was a suicide attack on 6 July 1989 carried out by Abed al-Hadi Ghaneim of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. On a crowded Egged commuter bus line No. 405 en route from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem, Ghanim seized the steering wheel of the bus, running it off a steep cliff into a ravine in the area of Qiryat Ye'arim. 16 civilians died in the attack—including two Canadians and one American, and 27 were wounded.

Located at 31.8008, 35.0944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Terrorist incidents in 1989, 1989 in Israel, Terrorist incidents on buses, Attacks on buses by Palestinian militant groups, Palestinian terrorism, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Mass murder in 1989

Yad HaShmona

Yad Hashmona, (lit. Memorial for the Eight) is a small moshav shitufi in central Israel, located in the Judean Mountains near Jerusalem, within the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Located at 31.8103, 35.089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Moshavim, Agricultural Union, Christianity in Israel, Populated places established in 1971, Messianic Judaism

Ein Rafa

Ein Rafa is an Israeli Arab village ten kilometers west of Jerusalem, Israel. Located across Route 1 from Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 865.

Located at 31.7906, 35.1163 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arab villages in Israel

Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village

Kiryat Ye'arim Youth Village is a youth village in central Israel. Located near Kiryat Ye'arim to the north of Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 242. The village was established in 1952 with a donation from Swiss Jews. Yisrael Katz, later a government minister, ran the village between 1954 and 1959.

Located at 31.8123, 35.1036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Youth villages in Israel, Populated places established in 1952

Ein Hemed

Ein Hemed is a national park and nature reserve in the hills seven kilometers west of Jerusalem, Israel. It is also known by its Latin name Aqua Bella. The park is located on the path of an old Roman road, also used in later periods, called Emmaus by the Crusaders. The road connected the coastal plain with the Jerusalem hills.

Located at 31.7962, 35.126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National parks of Israel, Protected areas established in 1968, Crusader castles, Archaeological sites in Israel, Central District (Israel)

Al-'Umur, Khirbat

Al-'Umur, Khirbat was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 12 km west of Jerusalem on the Wadi al-Ghadir. In 1945, the village had a population of 270.

Located at 31.7936, 35.0989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, District of Jerusalem

Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh

The Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh is a monastery belonging to the Olivetan Benedictine stream. It is located in the center of the village Abu Gosh, Israel. The monastery is situated near a mosque in the village center.

Located at 31.8074, 35.1074 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Christian monasteries in Israel, Benedictine monasteries