Sheikh Aḥmad el Ḥūbānī

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Columbarium

Archaeological site

Photo: Ealfons1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. Columbarium is situated 3½ km northwest of Sheikh Aḥmad el Ḥūbānī.

Bayt ‘Itab

Scenic viewpoint

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Bayt ʿIṭṭāb was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. Both during and after its incorporation into Crusader fiefdoms in the 12th century, its population was Arab. Bayt ‘Itab is situated 3 km west of Sheikh Aḥmad el Ḥūbānī.

Dayr al-Shaykh

Ruins

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Dayr al-Shaykh, also spelt Deir esh Sheikh, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, also known as the Jerusalem corridor. It was located 16 kilometers west of Jerusalem. Dayr al-Shaykh is situated 3 km northwest of Sheikh Aḥmad el Ḥūbānī.

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Bar Giora

Village

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Bar Giora is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 757.

Tzur Hadassah

Village

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Tzur Hadassah is a town located in the Jerusalem Corridor, located 12 kilometres southwest of Jerusalem, at an altitude of 755 meters above sea level, located on Route 375 west of Beitar Illit, about one kilometer west of the Green Line, adjacent to the Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin.

Mata

Village

Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mata is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Jerusalem corridor about eight kilometers southeast of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 878.

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