Rotem/Shacham
Rotem/Shacham is a bus stop in Jerusalem District, Israel. Rotem/Shacham is situated nearby to the ruins בית הסירנה, as well as near the spring Ein Tzuba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ein Hemed and Castel National Park.
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.
Castel National Park
Protected area
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
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".
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. The Kastel is situated 1¼ km northeast of Rotem/Shacham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tzova and Ein Naqquba.
Tzova
Village
Photo: Stroomopwaarts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tzova also Palmach Tzova or Tzuba, is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Judean Hills, on the western outskirts of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 599.
Ein Naqquba
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein Naqquba is an Arab village in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 3,696.
Ein Rafa
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein Rafa is an Arab village ten kilometers west of Jerusalem in Israel. Located on the other side of Route 1 to Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,407.
Rotem/Shacham
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.78799° or 31° 47′ 17″ northLongitude
35.13474° or 35° 8′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ4QM+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 13125429947OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Rotem/Shacham” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “روتم/ شاخم”
- Hebrew: “רותם/שחם”
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Highlights include בית הסירנה and Ein Tzuba.
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