Canada Park
Canada Park is a national park stretching over 7,000 dunams in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The park is located north of Highway 1, and is situated near the Ayalon Valley, between the Latrun Interchange and Sha'ar HaGai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Israeli settlement
- Description: Israeli National park
- Also known as: “Ayalon Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Emmaus Nicopolis and Tel Eked.
Emmaus Nicopolis
Archaeological site
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Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus.
Tel Eked
Peak
Khirbet el-ʻAqd or Horvat ʻEqed is an archaeological site in the Latrun salient of the West Bank, approximately 22 km northwest of Jerusalem. The site, situated on a hill, contains the ruins of an ancient fortified town dating from the Hellenistic period through the Bar Kokhba revolt, after which the site was ultimately abandoned.
Amoas
Ruins
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Imwas or Emmaus, known in classical times as Nicopolis, is a former Palestinian village ethnically cleansed by Israel, located 12 kilometres southeast of the city of Ramla and 26 kilometres from Jerusalem in the Latrun salient of the West Bank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latrun and Neve Shalom.
Latrun
Latrun is a hilltop in Shfelah overlooking the road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem. The hill is home to several sights.
Neve Shalom
Village
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Neve Shalom, also known as Wahat as-Salam is a cooperative village in Israel, jointly founded by Israeli Jews and Arabs in an attempt to show that the two peoples can live side by side peacefully, as well as to conduct educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples. Neve Shalom is situated 2½ km southwest of Canada Park.
Mesilat Zion
Village
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Mesilat Zion is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the city of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 934. Mesilat Zion is situated 3½ km south of Canada Park.
Canada Park
- Categories: natural landscape and nature reserve in Israel
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Canada Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منتزه كندا”
- Dutch: “Canada Park”
- Hebrew: “פארק איילון-קנדה”
- Hebrew: “פארק קנדה”
- Portuguese: “Parque Canadá”
- Russian: “karta kanadi”
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Localities in the Area
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