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Route 386 (Israel)
Route 386 is a road in Israel that runs from Tzur Hadassah to Jerusalem. Route The route begins as a two-lane undivided road in the Judean Mountains at 730 meters above sea level at Tzur Hadassah Junction with Route 375. It travels west-northwest for 2 km. passing Moshav Bar Giora and Nes Harim Junction with Road 3866 where it turns eastward for 1.2 km. and negotiates a hairpin turn. The road then begins a long winding descent, first west, then north, then east, skirting around the west side of the Har Giora Nature Reserve offering scenic views as it descends into the Sorek Valley. At its lowest point of 550 meters, the road passes Jerusalem's largest sewage treatment facility (Sorek). It then begins a slow northeasterly ascent as it passes Jerusalem's main electrical substation (Sapir Station) and the Sataf Spring Nature Reserve. Turning more easterly, it enters Jerusalem just before passing below Hadassah Hospital and intersects with Route 395 at Kerem Junct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha'arei Tzedek Medical Center
The Shaare Zedek Medical Center ( he, מרכז רפואי שערי צדק, ''Merkaz Refu'i Sha'arei Tzedek'') (lit. "Gates of Justice") is a large teaching hospital in Jerusalem established in 1902, It affiliated with Hebrew University of Jerusalem History Shaare Zedek was the first large hospital to be located in the Western portion of Jerusalem and is today the city's fastest growing hospital and the only major medical facility in the city's center. After the Ottoman Turks gave permission in the 1890s, and with funding from European donors, the hospital was built on Jaffa Road, two miles (3 km) outside the Old City. The design was by German architect Theodor Sandel 'German'' Its opening ceremony took place on January 27, 1902. Dr. Moshe Wallach was the director from then until 1947. Schwester Selma lived in the hospital and cared for abandoned children. The building in Bayit Vegan was inaugurated in 1980. In December 2012, Shaare Zedek assumed operational contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kitron
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England * Mounts, Indiana, a community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States People * Mount (surname) * William L. Mounts (1862–1929), American lawyer and politician Computing and software * Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible * Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems Displays and equipment * Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe * Mounting board, in picture framing * Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings * Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: ** To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mevo Beitar
Mevo Beitar ( he, מְבוֹא בֵּיתָר, lit. ''Beitar Gateway'') is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located ten kilometres south-west of Jerusalem in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established near the Betar (fortress), Betar fortress on 24 April 1950 by Sabra (person), native Israelis and aliyah, immigrants from Argentina who were members of the Beitar movement, including Matityahu Drobles, later a member of the Knesset. It was founded on the land of the depopulated Palestinian people, Arab village of al-Qabu. Located around a kilometre from the Green Line (Israel), Green Line, it was a border settlement until the Six-Day War. References {{Mateh Yehuda Regional Council Argentine-Jewish culture in Israel Moshavim Populated places established in 1950 Populated places in Jerusalem District 1950 establishments in Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadassah
Hadassah () means myrtle in Hebrew. It is given as the Hebrew name of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. Hadassah may also refer to: * Hadassah (dancer) (1909–1992), Jerusalem-born American dancer and choreographer * Hadassah Lieberman (born 1948), wife of US Senator Joe Lieberman * Hadassah Rosensaft (1912–1997), Polish Holocaust survivor * Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America, a United States Jewish women's organization ** ''Hadassah Magazine'', a magazine published by Hadassah ** Hadassah Medical Center Hadassah Medical Center ( he, הָמֶרְכָּז הָרְפוּאִי הֲדַסָּה) is an Israeli medical organization established in 1934 that operates two university hospitals in Jerusalem – one in Ein Karem and one in Mount Scopus –, ..., a medical center in Israel funded by Hadassah * Hadassah (typeface) or Hadassah Friedlaender, a typeface for Hebrew * '' Hadassah: One Night with the King'', a novel based upon the Biblical Book of Esther See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Convention Center (Jerusalem)
The International Convention Center ( he, מרכז הקונגרסים הבינלאומי, ''Merkaz HaKongresim HaBeinLeumi''), commonly known as Binyenei HaUma ( he, בנייני האומה, lit. ''Buildings of the nation''), is a concert hall and convention center in Giv'at Ram in Jerusalem. It is the largest convention center in the Middle East. History Binyenei Ha'Uma was first envisioned by Alexander Ezer (who later became its managing director) and planned by architect Zeev Rechter who won the design competition in 1949. The complex was under construction from 1950 to 1963. In 1953, it was the site of Israel's first international exhibition, the Conquest of the Desert. In 1960, the World Zionist Organization convened there. The period of economic difficulty and austerity in the first decade of Israeli independence led to frequent disruption in construction due to lack of funds, and the project was sometimes disparagingly called ''Hirbet HaUma'', the National Ruin. Rechter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem Chords Bridge
The Chords Bridge ( he, גשר המיתרים, ''Gesher HaMeitarim''), also called the Bridge of Strings or Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge, is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge in Jerusalem. The structure was designed by the Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava and is used by Jerusalem Light Rail's Red Line, which began service on August 19, 2011. Incorporated in the bridge is a glass-sided pedestrian bridge enabling pedestrians to cross from Kiryat Moshe to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. The bridge, which cost about $70 million (NIS 246 million), was inaugurated on June 25, 2008. History Calatrava first visited Israel for the opening of an exhibition of his works in Haifa in 1997. During that visit, he was invited to design a pedestrian bridge in Petah Tikva, which was opened in 2005. He was invited to Jerusalem by city engineer Uri Shetrit and former mayor Ehud Olmert, who, according to Calatrava, challenged him to "do the most beautiful contemporary bridge". C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rova Mevo Ha'ir
The Jerusalem Gateway ( he, רובע מבוא העיר, ''Rova Mevo HaIr'' or he, קרית אריאל שרון ''Kiryat Ariel Sharon'') is a project for improving and developing the area that is the main entrance to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv and the coast.Meir, Noam. (October 27, 2016) "New Jerusalem Gateway Business District Project Begins Development"Jewish Business News website Retrieved 21 February 2018. The project will connect the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, the terminal of the Tel Aviv to Jerusalem railroad, the Jerusalem Light Rail, and the Jerusalem Chords Bridge improving the main entrance to Jerusalem from the west. The program is designed to further the establishment of commercial and residential construction, including construction of two high-rise buildings to expand International Convention Center. All Israel Broadcasting Authority Studios will be concentrated in a new building on the site of "the old Shaare Zedek Hospital" (IBA Complex) Apple Inc. in cooperation w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 50 (Israel)
The following highways are numbered 50: International * European route E50 Brazil * BR-050 Canada * Alberta Highway 50 * Manitoba Highway 50 * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 50 * Ontario Highway 50 (Also referred to as Peel Regional Road 50 and York Regional Road 24) * Quebec Autoroute 50 China * G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway, G50 Expressway Czech Republic * I/50 Highway (Czech Republic), I/50 Highway; Czech: :cz:Silnice I/50, Silnice I/50 Finland * Ring III (Kt 50) India * , a National Highway between Pune and Nashik cities Ireland * M50 motorway (Ireland) Israel * Begin Expressway Highway 50 (Israel). A freeway in Jerusalem, Israel. Italy * Autostrada A50 Japan * Japan National Route 50 Jordan * Korea, South * Yeongdong Expressway * National Route 50 (South Korea), National Route 50 Malaysia * Malaysia Federal Route 50 New Zealand * New Zealand State Highway 50 Poland * National road 50 (Poland), DK50, a National roads in Poland, national road funct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
