Castel National Park

Castel National Park is an Israeli , 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".
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: Israeli national park
  • Also known as: “Castel National Site”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Kastel and Ein Hemed.

Monument
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
Al-Qastal was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of 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.

Protected area
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is a and in , in the hills seven kilometres west of modern and some 12 kilometres west of the Old City.

Spring
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is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motza Illit and Mevaseret Zion.

Village
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is a community settlement in central Israel, in suburban . Located on a slope overlooking the , , the Motza Valley and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
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is a town and local council located 10 km to the west of , straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located in the Jerusalem Corridor, about 10 km west of central , next to Highway 1 and the Hemed Interchange, between and , south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Castel National Park

Latitude
31.79677° or 31° 47′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.14368° or 35° 8′ 37″ east
Elevation
769 metres (2,523 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ4WV+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1034314592
Geo­Names ID
10254240
Wiki­data ID
Q3486815
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castel National Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gan Le’ummi Qastel”
  • Chinese: “卡斯特爾國家公園”
  • Czech: “Národní park ha-Kastel”
  • Czech: “Národní park Kastel”
  • French: “parc national de Castel”
  • French: “parc national de Qastel”
  • French: “Parc national de Qastel”
  • Hebrew: “Gan Le’ummi Qastel”
  • Hebrew: “אתר לאומי הקסטל”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאומי הקסטל”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאומי קסטל”
  • Hebrew: “גן לאמי קסטל”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale Castel”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale di Castel”
  • Japanese: “カステル国立公園”
  • Persian: “پارک ملی کاستل”
  • Polish: “Park Narodowy Castel”
  • Russian: “Кастель (национальный парк)”
  • Russian: “Кастель”
  • Spanish: “Parque Nacional Castel”
  • Spanish: “Parque nacional de Castel”
  • Spanish: “Parque Nacional de Castel”
  • Swedish: “Gan Le’ummi Qastel”

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