Qalunya
Qalunya was a Palestinian village located 6 kilometers west of Jerusalem. Prior to the village's destruction in 1948, with the exception of 166 dunams, Qalunya's land was privately owned: 3,594 dunams were owned by Arabs, while 1,084 dunams were owned by Jews.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Colonia”, “Kolonia”, “Kulonie”, “Qalōnye”, and “Qalūniya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emeq HaArazim and Har Hamenoochot.
Emeq HaArazim
Valley
Emeq HaArazim is a valley in the Judean Mountains of Israel. It is located on the northwestern edge of Jerusalem in the Judean Mountains, at an altitude of over 550 meters.
Har Hamenoochot
Cemetery
Photo: Neukoln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claim it is their capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not. Har Hamenoochot is situated 1¼ km east of Qalunya.
Boundary marker
Ruins
Photo: DerNurNochAlsBilderlieferantMitmacht, CC0.
A boundary marker, border marker, boundary stone, or border stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary, especially a change in direction of a boundary. Boundary marker is situated 1½ km northeast of Qalunya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Motza and Motza Illit.
Motza
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Motza, also Mozah or Motsa, is a neighbourhood on the western edge of Jerusalem. It is located in the Judaean Mountains, 600 metres above sea level, connected to Jerusalem by the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway, Highway 16, and the winding mountain road to Har Nof.
Motza Illit
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Motza Illit is a community settlement in central Israel, in suburban Jerusalem. Located on a slope overlooking the Jerusalem Mountains, Ein Karem, the Motza Valley and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Mevaseret Zion
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mevaseret Zion is a town and local council located 10 km to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council.
Qalunya
- Categories: village, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
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