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Nes Harim (, ''lit.'' Mountain Banner) is a moshav in Israel, eight kilometers from Jerusalem.〔(Farmers find monastery beneath Israeli soil ) CNN.com, 3/11/2009〕 "The name ... derives from Isaiah, XVIII,3":〔Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.134 (Location of the book: Ben Zvi Institute Library, 12 Abarbanel St., Jerusalem; in the online-catalogue: ())〕 "When a mountain banner is raised, you will see it." Located in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 588. The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Morocco,〔(Nes Harim history )〕 on the lands of the Palestinian villages Bayt 'Itab and Dayr al-Hawa, which were depopulated in the 1948 War.〔 All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Walid Khalidi, 1992, Washington D.C., Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN=0-88728-224-5, p. 275〕〔Zvi Dror, ''Har'el: Palmach brigade in Jerusalem'', Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad 2005, p. 269 (Hebrew)〕 It is situated 2,275 feet (700 meters) above sea level. The early farmers planted orchards and vineyards, taking advantage of the fertile soil and unique climate.〔(Nes Harim history )〕 The ruins of a Byzantine monastery were discovered on a hill on the southwest side of the moshav.〔(Farmers find monastery beneath Israeli soil ) CNN.com, 3/11/2009〕 The Katlav winery is located in Nes Harim.〔(Nes Harim history )〕 In 1998 Yosi Yittach left his profession as an architect to seek a quiet life with his family. He went into wine making, first learning the trade from a Persian friend of the family who brought knowledge from “the old country,” where there was a strong oenophile tradition. He then supplemented his education with courses. First production was in 2004, and by 2006 he was bottling better quality wines certainly worth sampling. House specialties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay (10 percent Viognier), but what is unique is Wadi Katlav, a house blend (50 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 percent Merlot, 20 percent Petit Verdot)—different from an older version that had 50 percent Sauvignon, 40 percent Merlot and 10 percent Syrah—aged in French oak barrels for eighteen months before bottling.〔Levinson, Jay Jewish Journeys near Jerusalem, Toronto: Key Publishing.〕 ==Archaeology== During excavations in November 2008, archaeologists found the narthex of a church decorated with multicolored mosaics,and parts of a wine press. After the discovery, the mosaic was badly damaged by unidentified vandals.〔(Nes Harim church and wine press )〕 The mosaic includes an inscription in ancient Greek deciphered by Leah Di Signi of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: "O Lord God of Saint Theodorus, protect Antonius and Theodosia the illustres (title used to distinguish high nobility in the Byzantine period ) - Theophylactus and John the priest (priests ). (o Lord ) Mary and John who have offe(- ) in the 6th indiction. Lord, have pity of Stephen."〔(Nes Harim church and wine press )〕 Horbat 'Itab, a 130-dunam national park on the outskirts of Nes Harim, contains the ruins of a Crusader fortress that overlooked the road from Emek HaEla to Jerusalem and the village of Bayt 'Itab. The site was surveyed in 1989 by Denys Pringle, a researcher of the Crusader period, who documented the remains of the fortress, vaults, a wall and towers, tunnels, a columbarium and an olive press.〔(Conservation-engineering stabilization )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nes Harim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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