Nes Harim

Nes Harim
נֵס הָרִים
نيس هاريم
Etymology: Banner of the Mountains
Nes Harim is located in Jerusalem
Nes Harim
Nes Harim
Nes Harim is located in Israel
Nes Harim
Nes Harim
Coordinates: 31°44′41″N 35°3′30″E / 31.74472°N 35.05833°E / 31.74472; 35.05833
Country Israel
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byKurdish and Moroccan Jews
Population
 (2022)
1,486[1]
The moshav in August 2010

Nes Harim (Hebrew: נֵס הָרִים, lit. Banner of the Mountains) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh and eight kilometres west of Jerusalem,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,486.[1]

It is situated 693 meters (2,274 feet) above sea level.

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Farmers find monastery beneath Israeli soil CNN, 11 March 2009

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