Sha‘alvim
in Central District, Israel
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Ben Gurion International Airport (11 mi) - Sde Dov Airport (21 mi)
- Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (43 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (44 mi)
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Amman-Marka International Airport (59 mi) - Queen Alia International Airport (60 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (65 mi)
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El Gora Airport (75 mi) - Ovda International Airport (133 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (138 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (139 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 13 mi) - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Tel Aviv Luna Park (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Miẕpé Beqoa‘ (observation point, (4 mi)
- Miẕpé Har’el (observation point, (5 mi)
- Miẕpé Neftoaẖ (observation point, (13 mi)
- Miẕpé Kerem (observation point, (13 mi)
- Miẕpé Nof (observation point, (13 mi)
- Miẕpé Massu’a (observation point, (15 mi)
- Miẕpé Modi‘im (observation point, (6 mi)
- Miẕpé Eshta‘ol (observation point, (6 mi)
- Ma‘agana (Marina) (marina, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.870 and 34.987 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 52' 11" and E 34° 59' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Hebrew, Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:51 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:01 am and 7:15 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Israel.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Israel. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Explore Sha‘alvim
Sha‘alvim in Central District is located in Israel about 15 mi (or 24 km) north-west of Jerusalem, the country's capital.
Local time in Sha‘alvim is now 07:51 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Jerusalem with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Sha‘alvim, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Israel is Ben Gurion International Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir in Palestinian territory at a distance of 13 mi (or 22 km). The closest in Israel is White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement in a distance of 18 mi (or 22 km), South-East. We found 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ramla, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Karney Shomron and Jericho. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 89 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 31°C / 87 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 30% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
36°C (97 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
37°C (99 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
24°C (76 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Shoresh Green Hills Family Suites Hotel
Videos from this area
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Yael Adventures Israel Trip
This is a video I made of my Birthright trip to Israel in the winter of 2007. courtesy of Yael Adventures.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.
Yeshivat Sha'alvim
Yeshivat Sha'alvim is a hesder yeshiva located near Kibbutz Sha'alvim.
Mini Israel
Mini Israel is a miniature park located near Latrun, Israel in the Ayalon Valley. Opened in November 2002, the site contains miniature replicas of hundreds of buildings and landmarks in Israel. The tourist attraction consists of about 350 miniature models, most of which are on a scale of 1:25.
Kfar Bin Nun
Kfar Bin Nun is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 473. The moshav was founded in 1952 by the Agricultural Union near the depopulated Arab village of al-Qubayba. It was initially named Mishmar Ayalon Bet as it was located at the road junction to the existing Mishmar Ayalon, which had been established two years before.
Nof Ayalon
Nof Ayalon is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley near Sha'alvim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,500. The village was established in 1994 by the administration of Yeshivat Sha'alvim.
Battles of Latrun (1948)
The Battles of Latrun were a series of military engagements between the Israel Defense Forces and the Jordanian Arab Legion on the outskirts of Latrun between 25 May and 18 July 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Latrun takes its name from the monastery close to the junction of two major highways: Jerusalem to Jaffa/Tel Aviv and Gaza to Ramallah. During the British Mandate it became a Palestine Police base with a Tegart fort.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Sha‘alvim.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Salvit, Shalhevet, Sha‘alvim, שעלבים
