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Jerusalem District

Luzit

Luzit is a moshav in central . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 870.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 653 residents
  • Description: place in Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Deir Dubban”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Luzit Caves and Deir ed Dubban.

Cave
Photo: CarmelH1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruins
Deir al-Dubban was a small Palestinian village 26 kilometers northwest of , near the modern village of Luzit, between Jerusalem, and . The village was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. is situated 2½ km southeast of Luzit.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 4 km southeast of Luzit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agur and Gat.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 435. is situated 2½ km northeast of Luzit.

Locality
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
Gath or was one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis during the Iron Age. It was located in northeastern Philistia, close to the border with Judah. is situated 4 km northwest of Luzit.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY 2.5.
is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region of south-central . falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. In 2023 its population was 660. is situated 4½ km south of Luzit.

Luzit

Latitude
31.68638° or 31° 41′ 11″ north
Longitude
34.88682° or 34° 53′ 13″ east
Population
653
Elevation
201 metres (659 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMVPP+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82627728
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294411
Wiki­data ID
Q2778051
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Luzit” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Luzit”
  • French: “Luzit”
  • Hebrew: “לוזית”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Luzit”
  • Polish: “Luzit”
  • Turkish: “Luzit”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Luzit”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.