Tel Ayalon

Tel Ayalon is an archaeological site in , . Tel Ayalon is situated nearby to the spring , as well as near .
Photo: Aaadir, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yalo and Tel Eked.

Ruins
is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of . Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city of Aijalon.

Archaeological site
Khirbet el-ʻAqd or Horvat ʻEqed is an archaeological site in the Latrun salient of the , approximately 22 km northwest of . The site, situated on a hill, contains the ruins of an ancient fortified town dating from the Hellenistic period through the Bar Kokhba Revolt, after which the site was ultimately abandoned. is situated 1½ km west of Tel Ayalon.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus. is situated 3 km west of Tel Ayalon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mevo Horon and Bayt Nuba.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the Israeli-occupied . Located near and the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Hamlet
is a depopulated Palestinian village located halfway between the and . During the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forces ethnically cleansed in the Naksa and replaced it with the Jewish-only Israeli settlement of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Tel Ayalon.

Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 2.5.
is a hilltop in overlooking the road between and , 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem. The hill is home to several sights.

Tel Ayalon

Latitude
31.84132° or 31° 50′ 29″ north
Longitude
35.02357° or 35° 1′ 25″ east
Elevation
278 metres (912 feet)
Open location code
8G3QR2RF+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2428051430
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q6986308
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Tel Ayalon” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “תל איילון”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ein Ayalon and Bet HaKshatot.

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