‘Ayn al Kanīsah
‘Ayn al Kanīsah is a spring in West Bank, Palestine. ‘Ayn al Kanīsah is situated nearby to the town Beitar Illit, as well as near the village Wadi Fukin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beitar and Al-Qabu.
Beitar
Ruins
Betar was an ancient Jewish town in the Judaean Mountains, 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. Beitar is situated 4 km northeast of ‘Ayn al Kanīsah.
Al-Qabu
Ruins
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Qabu 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. Al-Qabu is situated 3 km north of ‘Ayn al Kanīsah.
Mitzpor HaElef
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mitzpor HaElef is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km southeast of ‘Ayn al Kanīsah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beitar Illit and Wadi Fukin.
Beitar Illit
Town
Beitar Illit is a Haredi Jewish-Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, ten kilometres southwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank.
Wadi Fukin
Village
Wadi Fukin is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, eight kilometers southwest of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate. The village is located on 700 acres of land, between the Green Line and the Israeli West Bank barrier, with the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit on one side and the Israeli town of Tzur Hadasa on the other.
Nahalin
Village
Photo: Ahmadgahyadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nahalin, also spelled Nahaleen, is a Palestinian village located in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, to the southwest of Bethlehem in the West Bank.
‘Ayn al Kanīsah
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “‘Ain el Kanīsa” and “‘Ayn al Kanisah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.7° or 31° 42′ northLongitude
35.11667° or 35° 7′ eastElevation
675 metres (2,215 feet)Open location code
8G3QP428+2MGeoNames ID
283340
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