Kedar

Kedar is a rural Israeli settlement in the . Located to the south of and organised as a community settlement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council.
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  • Type: Village with 1,570 residents
  • Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Keidar” and “Qedar”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Monastery of Martyrius and Har Montar.

Archaeological site
, whose ruins, known as Khirbet… is situated 3 km north of Kedar.

Peak
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 4 km southeast of Kedar.

Memorial
Photo: Sam Philipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial, which is situated 4 km north of Kedar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include ’Arab al-Jahalin and Ma’ale Adumim.

Village
ʿArab al-Jahalin also known as al-Jabal… is situated 3 km northwest of Kedar.

Photo: Labour Palestine, CC BY 2.0.
Maale Adumim is an Israeli settlement in the , east of .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
or Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh… is situated 4 km west of Kedar.

Kedar

Latitude
31.75408° or 31° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
35.31042° or 35° 18′ 38″ east
Population
1,570
Elevation
445 metres (1,460 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ836+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 469783573
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282354
Wiki­data ID
Q2915463
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Kedar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيدار”
  • Catalan: “Kedar (Gush Etzion)”
  • Catalan: “Kedar”
  • Czech: “Kedar”
  • Dutch: “Kedar, Gush Etzion”
  • French: “Kedar”
  • Hebrew: “קֵדָר”
  • Hebrew: “קידר”
  • Indonesian: “Kedar, Gush Etzion”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kedar i Gush Etzion”
  • Polish: “Kedar”
  • Russian: “Кидар (поселение)”
  • Russian: “Кидар”
  • Spanish: “Kedar”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kedar and Wadi Abu Hindi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: מצפה עילאי and פארק אשר וינר.

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