‘Ayn as Sukhūnah

‘Ayn as Sukhūnah is a spring in , . ‘Ayn as Sukhūnah is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beitar and Al-Qabu.

Ruins
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Betar was an ancient Jewish town in the , continuously inhabited since the Iron Age and up until the 2nd century CE. It is most famously known as the final stronghold of the Bar Kokhba Revolt.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. The name is an Arabic variation of the site's original Roman name, and the ruins of a church there are thought to date to the era of Byzantine or Crusader rule over Palestine.

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, located in the Mateh Yehuda Region near , is a memorial to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated in , , in 1963. is situated 3½ km north of ‘Ayn as Sukhūnah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husan and Battir.

Village
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is a Palestinian town located 9 km west of , in the . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 7,048 in 2017.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the of the State of Palestine, in the , 6.4 km west of , and southwest of .

Village
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Mevo Beitar is a moshav shitufi in central . Located ten kilometres south-west of in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,153. is situated 2½ km west of ‘Ayn as Sukhūnah.

‘Ayn as Sukhūnah

Latitude
31.71667° or 31° 43′ north
Longitude
35.13333° or 35° 8′ east
Elevation
697 metres (2,287 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP48M+M8
Geo­Names ID
281738
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