Ayalon ( he, אַיָּלוֹן, איילון, ‘place of deer’) is the name of an
Israeli placename and a
Hebrew family name. It is the modern transliteration of Ajalon. It is derived from ( ‘deer’). It may refer to the following:
Places
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Ayalon Valley
The Ayalon Valley ( he, or , ''ʾAyyālōn'') is a valley in the lowland of the Shephelah in the States of Palestine and Israel, identified in the 19th century as Yalo at the foot of the Bethoron pass, a Palestinian Arab village located so ...
, a valley and Biblical town in Israel and
Palestine
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Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
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Ayalon Prison
Ayalon Prison (), formerly known as Ramla Prison, is a maximum-security prison located in Ramla, Israel. It is managed by the Israel Prison Service.
The prison was opened in 1950, and was built in the style of the Tegart forts from the Briti ...
, a prison in Israel that reportedly held "Prisoner X"
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Ayalon Cave, a cave near Ramla, Israel
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Ayalon River
The Ayalon River ( he, נחל איילון, ''Nahal Ayalon''; Nahr el-Barideh or Wadi Musrara in Arabic) is a perennial stream in Israel, originating in the Judean Hills and discharging into the Yarkon River in the area of Tel Aviv.
The total le ...
, a small, mostly dried-out river in Israel
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Machon Ayalon, a bullet factory disguised as a kibbutz near Ayalon
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Highway 20 (Israel) (Ayalon Highway), a major freeway in Israel
People
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Ami Ayalon, an Israeli politician and retired IDF general
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Danny Ayalon, an Israeli diplomat and former ambassador to the United States
See also
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Eilon
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