Ma’oz Tsiyyon

Places of Interest

Castel National Park

Protected area

Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.

Castel National Park is an Israeli national park, which consists of a fortified summit in the Judean Mountains, at the site of the former Palestinian village of Al-Qastal, known to Hebrew-speakers as HaCástel, "the Cástel".

The Kastel

Monument

Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.

Al-Qastal was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of Jerusalem and named for a Crusader castle once standing on the hilltop. Used during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War as a military base by the Army of the Holy War, virtually all of its residents fled during the fighting and the village was eventually captured by the Palmach.

Ein Hemed

Protected area

Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.

Ein Hemed is a national park and nature reserve in Israel, in the hills seven kilometres west of modern Jerusalem and some 12 kilometres west of the Old City.

Places in the Area

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.

Ein Kerem Agricultural School

Hamlet

Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ein Kerem Agricultural School, also known as Ein Kerem Community Environmental School is a school in central Israel. Located near Ein Kerem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

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