Emeq HaArazim

Coordinates: 31°48′01″N 35°10′17″E / 31.8002°N 35.1713°E / 31.8002; 35.1713
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Emeq HaArazim (

Judean Mountains of Israel
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It is located on the northwestern edge of

Highway 1. In the southeast rises the hill Har HaMenuchot with a large cemetery area. To the west stands the town of Mevaseret Zion on the hills above the valley. Not far from the northern edge of the valley runs the Green Line separating the West Bank and the Palestinian village of Beit Iksa.[1]

In the second decade of the 21st century, the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway, a high-speed railway line, was built across the valley with a bridge over the Emeq HaArazim, which holds a national altitude record (almost 100 meters).[2]

Tel Aviv-Jerusalem New Railroad - Bridge no. 10, Arazim Train Bridge

See also

References

  1. ^ "amudanan.co.il" (in Hebrew). amudanan.co.il. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  2. ^ "שלב נוסף בהקמת הקו הרכבת המהיר לירושלים: הגשר הגבוה ביותר בישראל מוקם מעל עמק הארזים סמוך לירושלים]".

31°48′01″N 35°10′17″E / 31.8002°N 35.1713°E / 31.8002; 35.1713