Saris
Saris was a Palestinian Arab village that was depopulated during the major offensive launched by the Haganah on 16 April 1948. Called Operation Nachshon, and launched before the British had left Palestine, its objective was to capture villages between Jerusalem and the coastal plain, in order to break the siege of the Jews of Jerusalem.
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- …lies at an elevation of 650 metres (2,133 feet)
- …is also known as “Saris, Jerusalem”
- Description: Palestinian Arab village
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jerusalem Road Brakethroughers and Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh.
Jerusalem Road Brakethroughers
Monument
Jerusalem Road Brakethroughers is a monument, which is situated 690 metres northeast of Saris.
Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh
Church
Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh, officially… Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh is situated 3½ km east of Saris.
Har Tayasim
Peak
Har Tayasim is a peak, which is situated 3 km southeast of Saris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sho’eva and Shoresh.
Saris
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Latitude
31.79755° or 31° 47′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.07387° or 35° 4′ 26″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ3XF+2G
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Saris” goes by many names.
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