Mevaseret Zion (Hebrew: מבשרת ציון, literally herald of Zion) is a town (local council) in Israel. It is a suburb of Jerusalem overlooking Highway 1, the principal route connecting Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. “Hebrew” redirects here. ... In Israel, a local council is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... Map of the districts of Israel There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות; singular: mahoz) and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot (נפות; singular: nafa). ... The Jerusalem District, highlighted. ... A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of area. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... In Israel, a local council is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) (Standard) Yerushalayim or Yerushalaim Arabic commonly القـُدْس (Al-Quds); officially in Israel أورشليم القدس (Urshalim-Al-Quds) Name Meaning Hebrew: (see below), Arabic: The Holiness Government City District Jerusalem Population 724,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 123,000 dunams (123 km²) Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds, the Holiness)[2... Highway 1 (Hebrew: ), is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ...

The council and its name are originally a combination of Mevaseret Yerushalayim and Maoz Zion. The central and newer region of Mevaseret Zion, however, was never part of either of these towns.

Mevaseret Zion is also the site of the Embassies of Paraguay and Bolivia.

The Castel Mountain (Al-Qastal) in Maoz Zion and the routes along it were the focus of major battles in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. This battle was a major conflict between the arabs and the new born state of israel, and is very significant in the eyes of many israelis. There are many shopping areas, and a lot of schools surrounding the center of Mevasseret Zion, and is a very common area for living. al-Qastal was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. ... i am amn idotThe 1948 Arab-Israeli War is the first in a series of armed conflicts fought between the State and i am the greatest of Israel and its Arab neighbors in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. ...

Sister cities

• White Plains, USA (2004)
• Sankt Augustin, Germany

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... White Plains (New York) White Plains is a city in south-central Westchester County, New York, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the Hudson River and 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sankt Augustin is a town and a municipality in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

External links

• Municipality website (Hebrew)

Jerusalem District
Cities	Bet Shemesh · Jerusalem
Local councils	Abu Ghosh · Kiryat Ye'arim · Mevaseret Zion
Regional councils	Mateh Yehudah