Mevaseret Zion

31°48′N 35°9′E / 31.800°N 35.150°E / 31.800; 35.150

Mevaseret Zion מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Mbaśśert Çiyon
• Also spelled	Mevasseret Ziyyon (official)
View of Mevaseret from Rekhes Halilim
Country	Israel
District	Jerusalem
Founded	1951
Government
• Type	Local council
• Head of Municipality	Yoram Shimon
Area
• Total	6,390 dunams (6.39 km2 or 2.47 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	26,105
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Name meaning	Herald of Zion (from Isaiah 40:9)

Mevaseret Zion (Hebrew: מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן) is a suburb of Jerusalem with the administrative status of a local council. Mevaseret Zion is made up of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim.

Mevaseret Zion is located on a mountain ridge 750 meters above sea level, on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

• Municipality website Archived 2013-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
• Harel High School website (in Hebrew)
• Notes on an Iron Age four sheqel scale weight from Mevasseret Yerushalayim