Jerusalem Corridor
The Jerusalem corridor is an area between Jerusalem and the Shephelah in Israel. Its northern border is the old road to Jerusalem; its southern border, the Elah Valley; and its western border, Sha'ar HaGai/Bab el-Wad and the road to Beit Shemesh.- Type: Corridor
- Description: geographical district between Jerusalem and the Shfela in Israel
- Also known as: “Jerusalem corridor” and “Prozdor Yerushalayim”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yad Va’Shem and Alyn Hospital.
Yad Va’Shem
Museum
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial institution to the victims of the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; echoing the stories of the survivors; honoring Jews who fought against…
Alyn Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
ALYN Hospital is a comprehensive rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children, adolescents and young adults, located in Jerusalem.
St. John Baharim
Church
Photo: Sambach, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic church in Ein Karem, Jerusalem, that belongs to the Franciscan order. It was built at the site where Saint John the Baptist is believed to have been born.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Kerem and Kiryat HaYovel.
Ein Kerem
Photo: Ori229, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Kerem is a secluded village suburb on the outskirts of West Jerusalem. Surrounded by hills dotted with olive and cypress trees, the village is refreshingly quiet although only a 20-minute bus ride southwest of the city centre.
Kiryat HaYovel
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiryat HaYovel is a neighborhood in southwestern Jerusalem on Mount Herzl. It was built in the early 1950s to house Jewish immigrants and refugees who fled the Arab world.
Kiryat Menachem
Suburb
Photo: Šlomo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiryat Menachem is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem. It is bordered by Ir Ganim to the south and east, Mount Ora to the west, and the Jerusalem hills to the north.
Jerusalem Corridor
- Categories: region, geopolitical corridor, and landform
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Jerusalem Corridor” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ممر القدس”
- Cebuano: “Jerusalem Corridor”
- Chinese: “耶路撒冷走廊”
- Czech: “Jeruzalémský koridor”
- Dutch: “Jeruzalem Corridor”
- Dutch: “Jeruzalem-corridor”
- Hebrew: “פרוזדור ירושלים”
- Japanese: “エルサレム回廊”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jerusalemkorridoren”
- Swedish: “Jerusalem Corridor”
- Swedish: “Jerusalemkorridoren”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as ‘En Kerem and Qiryat Menaẖem.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miẕpé Kerem and Gan Le’ummi ‘En Kerem.
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