Almon

Almon, also known as Anatot, is an Israeli settlement in the , organized as a community settlement. Built over land confiscated from the nearby Palestinian town of , it falls under the jurisdiction of the .
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  • Type: Village with 1,380 residents
  • Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “‘Almon”, “Almon, Mateh Binyamin”, and “Anatot”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Faran Monastery and El-Jai cave.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Cave
is a sizable karstic cave located in a cliff within the northern , in the modern-day . The served as a refuge cave for Jewish rebels during the late phase of the Bar Kokhba revolt, around 135 CE.

Peak
is an archaeological site in the , occupied from the Middle Bronze Age to the Ottoman period. It is located in the about 4 km northeast of and about 1.5 km northeast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nofei Prat and Geva Binyamin.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Village
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, also known as Adam, is an Israeli settlement in the , built over land expropriated from the Palestinian village of . It is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of . is situated 3 km northwest of Almon.

Village
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is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, seven kilometers from Jerusalem's Old City. The town, mostly located in Area C of the West Bank, borders four Israeli settlements, and , and Almon. is situated 3 km west of Almon.

Almon

Latitude
31.83158° or 31° 49′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.29654° or 35° 17′ 48″ east
Population
1,380
Elevation
489 metres (1,604 feet)
Open location code
8G3QR7JW+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 604628352
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
285026
Wiki­data ID
Q2845667
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Almon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ألمون”
  • Arabic: “علمون”
  • Catalan: “Anatot”
  • Czech: “Almon”
  • Dutch: “Almon, Mateh Binyamin”
  • French: “Anatot”
  • Hebrew: “עלמון”
  • Hebrew: “עַלְמוֹן”
  • Hebrew: “עֲנָתוֹת”
  • Indonesian: “Almon, Mateh Binyamin”
  • Indonesian: “Anatot”
  • Japanese: “アルモン”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Almon i Mateh Binyamin”
  • Polish: “Almon”
  • Russian: “Альмон”
  • Spanish: “Almon”
  • Swedish: “Anatot”

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