Amoas
Imwas or Emmaus, known in classical times as Nicopolis, is a former Palestinian village ethnically cleansed by Israel, located 12 kilometres southeast of the city of Ramla and 26 kilometres from Jerusalem in the Latrun salient of the West Bank.
- Ruins
- Description: village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine, identified with the biblical Emmaus
- Also known as“Emmaus”“Emwas”“Imwas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Emmaus Nicopolis and Yad Lashiryon.
Emmaus Nicopolis
Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament.
230 metres west of Amoas
Yad Lashiryon
Yad La-Shiryon is Israel's official memorial site for…
1¼ km west of Amoas
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latrun and Neve Shalom.
Neve Shalom
Neve Shalom, also known as Wahat as-Salam…
3 km southwest of Amoas
Nof Ayalon
Nof Ayalon is a community settlement in central Israel.
3½ km north of Amoas
Amoas
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Latitude
31.83964° or 31° 50′ 23″ north
Longitude
34.99179° or 34° 59′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G3PRXQR+VP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Amoas” goes by many names.
عمواس (روستا)Persian
EmmausPolish
ImwasPolish
عمواسUrdu
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Roman Bath and Ibn Jabel.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Latrun Interchange and HaTmarim Lake.
Curious Ruins to Discover
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