Al-Qastal
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.
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.- Type: Ruin
- Description: former populated place near Jerusalem
- Also known as: “Al Qastal”, “Al-Qastal, Jerusalem”, “Belveer”, “Castellum”, “El Qastal”, “El Qasṭal”, “HaCastel”, “Kastel”, “Kustul”, “Qastal”, “Qastel”, “Кастель (Израиль)”, “אל-קסטל”, “קסטל”, “カスタル”, and “カステル”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Castel National Park and The old synagogue in Motza.
Castel National Park
Protected area
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.The old synagogue in Motza
Archaeological site
The Old Motza Synagogue is Jewish congregation and… The old synagogue in Motza is situated 1½ km southeast of Al-Qastal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mevaseret Zion and Motza Illit.
Al-Qastal
- Categories: former settlement, hill, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.8° or 31° 48′ north
Longitude
35.15° or 35° 9′ east
Elevation
730 metres (2,395 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ5X2+X2
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Al-Qastal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القسطل”
- Danish: “Al-Qastal”
- Dutch: “Al Qastal, Palestine”
- French: “Al-Qastal”
- German: “Castel”
- Hebrew: “הקסטל”
- Indonesian: “Al-Qastal, Yerusalem”
- Indonesian: “Al-Qastal”
- Italian: “Al-Qastal”
- Japanese: “アル＝カスタル”
- Persian: “القسطل (فلسطین)”
- Persian: “القسطل”
- Polish: “Al-Kastal”
- Portuguese: “Al-Qastal”
- Russian: “Аль-Кастал”
- Spanish: “Al-Qastal, Jerusalén”
- Spanish: “Al-Qastal”
- Turkish: “El-Kastal”
- Urdu: “القسطل، یروشلم”
- Urdu: “القسطل”
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