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Zekharya Destination Guide

Delve into Zekharya in Israel

Zekharya in the region of Jerusalem District is a city in Israel - some 305 mi or ( 490 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Zekharya

Current time in Zekharya is now 07:38 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Beirut. While being here, make sure to check out Nicosia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Zekharya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Noise Industry - Unrestrained

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Holiday Hospitalit​y in Beit Shemesh

1:54 min by USEmbassyTelAviv
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See the photos at: flic.kr Ambassador Shapiro had the pleasure of being hosted by local officials, female entrepreneurs and American residents in the rapidly growing town of Beit Shemesh. The first st ..


Hanging Positive Posters in Ramat Beit Shemesh

1:37 min by gavers23
Views: 985 Rating: 4.79

Posters: dft.ba Hanging Posters in Ramat Beit Shemesh I was getting annoyed with all the mean posters the radical-ultra-orthodox (Haredim Kitzonim) were putting up around my city, so I decided to make ..

free online passport photos - PASSPORT and VISA PHOTO DIY

1:45 min by dor99keys
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Santa is packing for his Christmas trip. He finds that his passport has expired, and needs to get new passport photos. He goes online, to find how to make free online passport photos. by PassportCorne ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Britannia Park

Britannia Park is a forest and recreation area in Israel, in the Judean lowland. The forest was planted by the Jewish National Fund starting in the 1950s, and with the financial aid of British Jews, after whom the park was named.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.70 34.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Forests of Israel, Protected areas of Israel

Khirbet Qeiyafa

Khirbet Qeiyafa (Elah Fortress) is the site of an ancient city overlooking the Elah Valley. The ruins of the fortress were uncovered in 2007, near the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, 20 miles from Jerusalem. It covers nearly 6 acres and is encircled by a 700 metres long city wall constructed of stones weighing up to eight tons each. Archaeologists suggest that it may have been the biblical city of Sha'arayim or Neta'im.

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Located at 31.70 34.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 10th-century BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Israel, Hebrew Bible cities

Valley of Elah

The Valley of Elah, "the valley of the oak or terebinth", best known as the place described in the Bible where the Israelites were encamped when David fought Goliath. It was near Azekah and Socho . On the west side of the valley, near Socho, there is a very large and ancient tree of this kind, 55 feet in height, its trunk 17 feet in circumference, and the breadth of its shade no less than 75 feet.

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Located at 31.69 34.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible valleys

Battle of Ajnadayn

The Battle of Ajnadayn, fought on July 30, 634, south of Beit Shemesh in present day Israel, was the first major pitched battle between the Eastern Roman Empire (or Byzantine) and the army of the Arabic Rashidun Caliphate. The result of the battle was a decisive Muslim victory. The details of this battle are mostly known through Muslim sources, such as Al-Waqidi.

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Located at 31.68 34.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 630s in the Byzantine Empire, 634, Battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Battles of Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Battles of Khalid ibn Walid, Battles of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, Battles of the Islamic conquests, Muslim conquest of Syria

Sdot Micha Airbase

Sdot Micha is an Israeli Air Force base located near Zekharia. It is believed that the base is a rocket launch site for Jericho 1 and Jericho 2 missiles.

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Located at 31.74 34.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Israeli Air Force bases, Rocket launch sites

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Zekharya