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Kfar Etzion

Kfar Etzion is an Israeli settlement in the , organized as a religious kibbutz located in the Judean Hills between and in the southern , established in 1927, depopulated in 1948 by Arab forces and re-established in 1967.
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  • Type: Village with 1,150 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in the West Bank.
  • Also known as: “Kefar ‘Ezyon”, “Kefar ‘Eẕyon”, “Kfar Etziyon”, and “Kfar-Etsion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khirbet DJumdjum and Biar Aqueduct.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
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The , or Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct, is an ancient aqueduct in the northern Hebron Hills, south of , that formed part of the city's historic water-supply system. is situated 3 km east of Kfar Etzion.

Bus stop
Gush Etzion Junction also known as Gush Junction is a 120-dunam business, commercial and tourism center in the southern , which serves as the entry point to the bloc of settlements.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gush Etzion and Alon Shvut.

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is a group of Israeli settlements in the between and , about 950 meters above the sea level. It has a rich history dating from the 1920s and 30s to recent times.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement in the , established in June 1970 over lands confiscated from the nearby Palestinian town of .

Village
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is an Israeli settlement in in the , between and , founded in 1989 by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg, in lands that Israel confiscated from the neighbouring Palestinian villages of and .

Kfar Etzion

Latitude
31.65047° or 31° 39′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.1151° or 35° 6′ 54″ east
Population
1,150
Elevation
943 metres (3,094 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM428+52
Open­Street­Map ID
way 551491002
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
283313
Wiki­data ID
Q2291811
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kfar Etzion” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كفار عصيون”
  • Catalan: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Czech: “Kfar Ecjon”
  • Czech: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Dutch: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كفار عصيون”
  • Finnish: “Kfar Etzion”
  • French: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Hebrew: “כפר עציון”
  • Hebrew: “כְּפַר עֶצְיוֹן”
  • Indonesian: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Italian: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Persian: “کفار عتسیون”
  • Persian: “کفار عتصیون”
  • Polish: “Kefar Ecjon”
  • Polish: “Kefar Etzion”
  • Polish: “Kfar Ecion”
  • Polish: “Kfar Ecjon”
  • Polish: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Portuguese: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Russian: “Кефар-Эцион”
  • Russian: “Кфар-Эцион”
  • Spanish: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Swedish: “Kfar Etzion”
  • Turkish: “Kfar Etzion”

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