Ein Nataf
Ein Nataf is a spring in Jerusalem District, Israel. Ein Nataf is situated nearby to the protected area Kfira Nature Reserve, as well as near the scenic viewpoint ‘רוג’ום’ של ענקים.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kfira Nature Reserve and Horvat Matzad.
Kfira Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: GidiD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfira Nature Reserve is a protected area, which is situated 730 metres east of Ein Nataf.
Horvat Matzad
Ruins
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horvat Mazad or Khirbet el-Qasr is an archaeological site located in the Jerusalem District of Israel. Occupied intermittently from the Late Bronze Age to the modern period, its main phase occurred between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, when it was developed into a fortified complex by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties before being abandoned during the First Jewish–Roman War. Horvat Matzad is situated 2½ km south of Ein Nataf.
Yalo
Ruins
Yalo is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village located 13 kilometres southeast of Ramla. Identified by Edward Robinson as the ancient Canaanite and Israelite city of Aijalon. Yalo is situated 3½ km west of Ein Nataf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nataf and Mevo Horon.
Nataf
Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nataf is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, 12 miles west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 495.
Mevo Horon
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Horon is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Located near Latrun and the city of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. Mevo Horon is situated 3 km northwest of Ein Nataf.
Bayt Nuba
Hamlet
Bayt Nuba is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village, located halfway between Jerusalem and Ramla. During the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli troops ethnically cleansed Bayt Nuba and replaced it with the Jewish-only settlement of Mevo Horon. Bayt Nuba is situated 3 km northwest of Ein Nataf.
Ein Nataf
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “Ein Nattaf”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.83625° or 31° 50′ 11″ northLongitude
35.06086° or 35° 3′ 39″ eastElevation
357 metres (1,171 feet)Open location code
8G3QR3P6+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2819192759OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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In Other Languages
“Ein Nataf” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “עין נטף”
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