Al-Masara
Al-Masara is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, 6.2 km southwest of Bethlehem, part of the Bethlehem Governorate. It is surrounded by a number of smaller Palestinian villages, including Khallet al-Haddad to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 803 residents
- Description: local development committee in Bethlehem Governorate
- Also known as: “Al Ma‘şarah”, “Al Ma’sarah”, “al-Ma’asra”, “Khirbat al Ma‘şarah”, and “Khirbat el Ma‘ṣara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Solomon’s Pools and Biar Aqueduct.
Solomon’s Pools
Park
Solomon's Pools are three ancient reservoirs located in the south-central West Bank, immediately to the south of al-Khader, about 3.5 kilometres southwest of Bethlehem, near the road to Hebron. Solomon’s Pools is situated 4 km north of Al-Masara.
Biar Aqueduct
Archaeological site
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Biar Aqueduct, or Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct, is an ancient aqueduct in the northern Hebron Hills, south of Jerusalem, that formed part of the city's historic water-supply system. Biar Aqueduct is situated 3 km west of Al-Masara.
Yeshivat Machanaim
School
Photo: איתמר אוחנה, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yeshivat Machanaim is a school, which is situated 3½ km west of Al-Masara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jurat ash-Sham’a and Khallet al-Haddad.
Jurat ash-Sham’a
Village
Jurat ash-Sham'a is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank.
Khallet al-Haddad
Village
Khallet al-Haddad is a Palestinian village located 5.5 km south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank. It is bordered to the east by the town of Teqoa, to the north by the town of Jannatah, to the west by the village of Al-Ma'sara, and to the south by the lands of the town of Teqoa.
Umm Salamuna
Village
Umm Salamuna is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south-west of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank.
Al-Masara
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.65495° or 31° 39′ 18″ northLongitude
35.17878° or 35° 10′ 44″ eastPopulation
803Elevation
892 metres (2,927 feet)Open location code
8G3QM53H+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 4240592837OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7915247Wikidata ID
Q4702859
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Satellite Map
Discover Al-Masara from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Al-Masara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المعصرة”
- Catalan: “Al-Masara”
- Dutch: “Al-Masara”
- French: “Al-Masara”
- Hebrew: “אל-מעצרה”
- Hebrew: “מעסרה”
- Irish: “Al-Masara”
- Persian: “ال-مسارا”
- Persian: “المسارا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Marah Ma’allah and Al-Tharba.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jorat Al-Sham’a Local Council and Al-Thabra Mosque.
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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 “Al-Masara”. Photo: Sheepdog85, CC BY-SA 3.0.