Castel National Park
Castel National Park is an Israeli national park, 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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
The Kastel
Monument
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
Al-Qastal was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of Jerusalem and named for a Crusader castle located 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.
Ein Hemed
Protected area
Ein Hemed is a national park and nature reserve in Israel, in the hills seven kilometres west of modern Jerusalem and some 12 kilometres west of the Old City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Motza Illit and Mevaseret Zion.
Motza Illit
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Motza Illit is a community settlement in central Israel, in suburban Jerusalem. Located on a slope overlooking the Jerusalem Mountains, Ein Karem, the Motza Valley and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Mevaseret Zion
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mevaseret Zion is a town and local council located 10 km to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council.
Beit Nekofa
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Nekofa is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem Corridor, about 10 km west of central Jerusalem, next to Highway 1 and the Hemed Interchange, between Mevaseret Zion and Kiryat Ye'arim, south of Kiryat Anavim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Castel National Park
- Categories: national park, national park, and crusader castle
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.79677° or 31° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
35.14368° or 35° 8′ 37″ eastElevation
769 metres (2,523 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ4WV+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1034314592GeoNames ID
10254240Wikidata ID
Q3486815
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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”
- 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”
- 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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maoz Ziyyon and Maoz Zion.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mevaseret Mall and Maoz Ziyyon Town Hall.
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