Khirbat Abū Shāwir

Places of Interest Nearby

Beitar

Ruins

Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.

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 Khirbat Abū Shāwir.

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 Khirbat Abū Shāwir.

Yad Kennedy

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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 Khirbat Abū Shāwir.

Places in the Area

Al-Walaja

Village

Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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: حمزة راشد, 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 2024 it had a population of 945.

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