Qalunya

Qalunya was a Palestinian village located 6 kilometers west of . 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of 648 metres (2,126 feet)
  • Description: village in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as
    “Colonia”
    “Kolonia”
    “Kulonie”
    “Qalōnye”
    “Qalūniya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emeq HaArazim and Boundary marker.

Valley
is a valley in the Judean Mountains of .

Ruins
Photo: DerNurNochAlsBilderlieferantMitmacht, CC0.
A , border marker, boundary stone… is situated 1½ km northeast of Qalunya.

Cemetery
Photo: Neukoln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. is situated 1¼ km east of Qalunya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motza and Motza Illit.

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also Mozah or Motsa, is a neighbourhood on the western edge of .

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community settlement in central Israel, in suburban .

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and local council located…

Qalunya

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Latitude
31.8° or 31° 48′ north
Longitude
35.16667° or 35° 10′ east
Open location code
8G3QQ5X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
293893
Wiki­data ID
Q2898847

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Qalunya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قالونيا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قالونيا”
  • French: “Kalounia”
  • French: “Qaluniya”
  • French: “Qalunya”
  • Hebrew: “קאלוניא”
  • Hebrew: “קאלוניה”
  • Indonesian: “Qalunya”
  • Persian: “قالونیا”
  • Polish: “Kalunja”
  • Urdu: “قالونیا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mevasseret Yerushalayim and Kfar Sha’ul.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Naẖal H̱alilim and Wādī ‘Ayn al ‘Ullayq.

Israel: Highlights

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