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Nahshon in the region of Jerusalem District is a town located in Israel - some 298 mi or ( 480 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital .

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Local time in Nahshon is now 03:38 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Beirut. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Nahshon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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כביש 1 כנסיע אל ירושלים Israel Road 1 Entering Jerusalem

9:50 min by Zach Fenton
Views: 4577 Rating: 5.00

Entering Jerusalem, Israel from Route 1 via Ben Gurion Ave כנסיע ירושלים אל כביש 1. ..

Taglit Birthright Israel: Mayanot 65 2008

3:05 min by Boris Isakov
Views: 4392 Rating: 4.60

Second place WINNER of the 2008 Mayanot video contest Which ever way you look at it, 10 days, 240 hours, or 14400 seconds Taglit Birthright Israeil: Mayanot gives you the trip of a lifetime. You will ..


Israel's Jewish and Arab children learn different versions of history

3:18 min by edudocumentary
Views: 1128 Rating: 4.11

Made by RT.com "The answer to the Israeli-Palestinian puzzle might lie in these pages. Where Arab and Jewish children, who never meet in person, get to know each other only through the written word. S ..

A Road to Emmaus - Luke 24 - The story through art images

4:47 min by Zahi Shaked
Views: 965 Rating: 0.00

אמאוס התפרסם בעיקר הודות לאזכורו של המקום במסורת האוונגלית כמקום פגישתו של ישו, לאחר שקם לתחייה, עם שניים מתלמידיו. Emmaus is the village in which Jesus first appeared after the Resurrection. It is de ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Burma Road (Israel)

The Israeli "Burma Road" was a makeshift bypass road between the general vicinity of kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem. It was built by Israeli forces headed by general Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. The name was inspired by the Burma Road into China.

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Located at 31.81 34.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1948 Arab–Israeli War, 1948 in Israel, Roads in Israel

Battle of Emmaus

The Battle of Emmaus took place in 166 BC between the Hasmonean forces of Judea, led by Judas Maccabeus, also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabaeus, known to history as Judas the Hammer, and the third expedition of Greek forces given by Antiochus IV Epiphanes to Lysias. The generals for the expedition were Gorgias, Ptolemy the son of Dorymenes and Nicanor.

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Located at 31.84 34.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 166 BC, Battles of the Maccabean revolt, Wars of ancient Israel

Ajalon

Ajalon (also spelled Aijalon or Ayalon) was a place in the lowland of Shephelah in the ancient Land of Israel, identified today as Yalo at the foot of the Bethoron pass, a Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of Ramla in the West Bank. Its name is Hebrew for "place of gazelles". The place may have been the site of several battles between invaders and the natives.

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Located at 31.87 34.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible places, Hebrew Bible valleys

Canada Park

Canada Park (also Ayalon Park) is a national park stretching over 7,000 dunams, mostly in the West Bank, with a portion in the region that was a no man's land before 1967 and incorporated into Israel in 1967. It is maintained by the Jewish National Fund of Canada. Canada Park is located west of Jerusalem, to the north of Highway 1, between the Latrun intersection and Sha'ar HaGai. The park attracts some 300,000 visitors annually.

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Located at 31.84 35.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1973 establishments, Jewish National Fund forests and parks, National parks of Israel

Eshtaol Forest

Eshtaol Forest is a forest in Israel, located north of Beit Shemesh and near Ta'oz and Neve Shalom. The Forest of the Martyrs lies to the east. The forest is a popular recreation area and is one of the largest forests in Israel. The forest (like many other forests in Israel) was planted in by the Jewish National Fund, which continues to expand it.

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Located at 31.80 34.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Forests of Israel, Jewish National Fund forests and parks