Ramat Rachel
Ramat Rachel
רמת רחל | |
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| Etymology: Rachel's Heights | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′24″N 35°13′8″E / 31.74000°N 35.21889°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founded by | Jerusalem Brigade of Gdud HaAvoda |
| Population (2022) | 550 |
| Website | www |
Ramat Rachel (Hebrew: רמת רחל, lit. 'Rachel's Heights') is a kibbutz located in central Israel. An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, near the neighborhoods Arnona and Talpiot, and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb (for which the kibbutz is named), it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 550.
According to archaeologists, Ramat Rachel "replaced Jerusalem as the economic and political hub of the southern highlands" in ancient times.