Khirbat el Lauz

Khirbat el Lauz is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. Khirbat el Lauz is situated nearby to the peak Har Eitan, as well as near the village Even Sapir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Har Eitan and Sataf.

Har Eitan

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Har Eitan is a peak.

Sataf was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was located 10 km west of Jerusalem, with Sorek Valley bordering to the east. Sataf is situated 1¼ km northeast of Khirbat el Lauz.

Monastery of Saint John of the Desert

Monastery

Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness is a Franciscan Catholic monastery built next to a spring on a wooded slope just north of Even Sapir, Israel, and across the valley from Sataf. Monastery of Saint John of the Desert is situated 1¼ km east of Khirbat el Lauz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Even Sapir and Tzova.

Even Sapir

Village

Even Sapir is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the outskirts of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 720.

Tzova

Village

Photo: Stroomopwaarts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tzova also Palmach Tzova or Tzuba, is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Judean Hills, on the western outskirts of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 583.

Jerusalem Hills

Photo: Zoharby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Jerusalem hills is a mountainous region in central Israel which includes the western part of Jerusalem.

Khirbat el Lauz

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Evtaḥ”, “Ibtah”, and “Luzim”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.76667° or 31° 46′ north

Longitude

35.11667° or 35° 7′ east

Elevation

655 metres (2,149 feet)

Open location code

8G3QQ488+MM

GeoNames ID

294430

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