Mevaseret Zion

Mevaseret Zion is a suburb of Jerusalem with the executive popularity of a neighborhood council. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two awesome older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, beneath the jurisdiction of one local council. The newer neighborhoods of Mevaseret Zion have been now not a part of both agreement.Mevaseret Zion is placed on a mountain ridge 750 meters above sea degree, at the outskirts of Jerusalem. It is ten kilometers from the town, straddling both aspects of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv toll road.

In 2017 it had a population of 24,409, unfold over 15 neighborhoods. It is the wealthiest municipality according to capita in the Jerusalem District. Mevaseret Zion's contemporary Mayor is Yoram Shimon. Due to its strategic area, settlement within the area of Mevasseret Zion is going lower back to antiquity. The Romans built a fort there, known as Castellum.citation needed On the ruins of this fortress, the Crusaders built a fortress, Castellum Belveer, of which no trace remains.