Beitar

Betar was an ancient Jewish town in the , continuously inhabited since the Iron Age and up until the 2nd century CE. It is most famously known as the final stronghold of the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Last Judah’s fort held in the Bar Kokhba’s revolt and adjacent modern locations
  • Also known as: “Betar”, “Beter”, “Bethar”, and “Bithar”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yad Kennedy and Al-Qabu.

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, located in the Mateh Yehuda Region near , is a memorial to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated in , , in 1963. is situated 2 km north of Beitar.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. The name is an Arabic variation of the site's original Roman name, and the ruins of a church there are thought to date to the era of Byzantine or Crusader rule over Palestine. is situated 1½ km west of Beitar.

Zoo
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The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, popularly known as the , is a zoo located in the neighborhood of . It is famous for its Afro-Asiatic collection of wildlife, many of which are described in the Hebrew Bible, as well as for its success in breeding endangered species. is situated 4 km northeast of Beitar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Battir and Husan.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the of the State of Palestine, in the , 6.4 km west of , and southwest of .

Village
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is a Palestinian town located 9 km west of , in the . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 7,048 in 2017.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the , in the of the State of Palestine, four kilometers northwest of . It is an enclave in the Seam Zone, near the Green Line.

Beitar

Latitude
31.72981° or 31° 43′ 47″ north
Longitude
35.13561° or 35° 8′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G3QP4HP+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3042305281
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q637954
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Beitar” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Bαιθηρ”
  • Arabic: “بيتار”
  • Belarusian: “Бейтар”
  • Bulgarian: “Бейтар”
  • Bulgarian: “Бетар”
  • Chinese: “貝塔要塞”
  • Czech: “Bejtar”
  • Dutch: “Betar”
  • French: “Betar”
  • French: “Beth’ar Illit”
  • French: “Bethar”
  • French: “Bettar”
  • French: “Bitar”
  • German: “Bethar”
  • Hebrew: “ביתר”
  • Italian: “Bethar”
  • Japanese: “ベータール”
  • Persian: “بتار (دهکده باستانی)”
  • Persian: “بتار”
  • Polish: “Betar (twierdza)”
  • Portuguese: “Betar”
  • Russian: “Бейтар”
  • Russian: “Бетар”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Betar”
  • Spanish: “Betar”
  • Spanish: “Béter”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейтар (місто)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейтар (Юдея)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейтар”
  • Ukrainian: “Бетар (місто)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бетар (фортеця)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бетар (Юдея)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бетар”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Battir Park and Roman pool.

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