Mevaseret Zion
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Mevaseret Zion is a suburban town in central Israel located just west of Jerusalem, known primarily as a residential community for commuters to the city.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local council
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode | +972-2 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 31.805°N 35.149°E ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 10 km west of central Jerusalem ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 750 metres ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Maoz Zion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mevaseret Yerushalayim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Mevaseret Zion Local Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | primarily middle-class population ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
elementary schools
ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasJewishMajority | true ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
limited commercial areas
ⓘ
predominantly residential ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatusSince | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasPublicFacilityType |
community centers
ⓘ
shopping centers ⓘ synagogues ⓘ |
| hasSportsFacilityType |
basketball courts
ⓘ
football fields ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfHousing |
low-rise residential buildings
ⓘ
single-family homes ⓘ |
| localAuthorityType | regional town council ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Jerusalem District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Israel ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Highway 1 (Israel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Judean Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | biblical town of Mevaser ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Abu Ghosh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Motza Illit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Jerusalem metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 25,000 ⓘ |
| populationAsOf | early 2020s ⓘ |
| postalCode | 90719 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | residential commuter town ⓘ |
| roadAccess | Highway 1 interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Israel Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +3 ⓘ |
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