El Walaja
El Walaja is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. El Walaja is situated nearby to the village Battir, as well as near Aminadav.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beitar and Jerusalem Biblical Zoo.
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 1½ km west of El Walaja.
Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Yoninah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, popularly known as the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, is a zoo located in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is famous for its Afro-Asiatic collection of wildlife, many of which are described in the Hebrew Bible, as well as for its success in breeding endangered species. Jerusalem Biblical Zoo is situated 2½ km northeast of El Walaja.
Yad Kennedy
Yad Kennedy, located in the Mateh Yehuda Region near Jerusalem, is a memorial to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. Yad Kennedy is situated 2½ km northwest of El Walaja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Walaja and Battir.
Al-Walaja
Village
Photo: Shy halatzi, GFDL.
Al-Walaja is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, four kilometers northwest of Bethlehem. It is an enclave in the Seam Zone, near the Green Line.
Battir
Village
Photo: Ali.batha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Battir is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, 6.4 km west of Bethlehem, and southwest of Jerusalem.
Aminadav
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aminadav is a moshav in central Israel. Located southwest of Jerusalem near Yad Kennedy, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 914.
El Walaja
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Al Walajah” and “Walaja”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.73333° or 31° 44′ northLongitude
35.15° or 35° 9′ eastElevation
717 metres (2,352 feet)Open location code
8G3QP5M2+82GeoNames ID
283984
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