The Kastel

Al-Qastal was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of 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.
Wikipedia
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: former populated place near Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Al-Qastal”, “Al-Qastal, Jerusalem”, “Castel”, “HaCastel”, “Kastel”, and “Qastal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castel National Park and Ein Hemed.

Protected area
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
is an Israeli , 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".

Protected area
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
is a and in , in the hills seven kilometres west of modern and some 12 kilometres west of the Old City.

Spring
Photo: Raniktm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a spring, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of The Kastel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motza Illit and Mevaseret Zion.

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community settlement in central Israel, in suburban . Located on a slope overlooking the , , the Motza Valley and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and local council located 10 km to the west of , straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located in the Jerusalem Corridor, about 10 km west of central , next to Highway 1 and the Hemed Interchange, between and , south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

The Kastel

Latitude
31.79587° or 31° 47′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.14366° or 35° 8′ 37″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ4WV+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4946854656
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1048597
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Satellite Map

Discover The Kastel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“The Kastel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القسطل”
  • Danish: “Al-Qastal”
  • Dutch: “Al Qastal, Palestine”
  • French: “Qastel”
  • German: “Belveer”
  • German: “Castel”
  • Hebrew: “אל-קסטל”
  • Hebrew: “הקסטל”
  • Hebrew: “קסטל”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Qastal, Yerusalem”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Qastal”
  • Italian: “Al-Qastal”
  • Japanese: “アル＝カスタル”
  • Japanese: “カスタル”
  • Japanese: “カステル”
  • Persian: “القسطل (فلسطین)”
  • Persian: “القسطل”
  • Polish: “Al-Kastal”
  • Polish: “Al-Qastal”
  • Portuguese: “Al-Qastal”
  • Russian: “Аль-Кастал”
  • Russian: “Кастель (Израиль)”
  • Spanish: “Al-Qastal, Jerusalén”
  • Spanish: “Al-Qastal”
  • Turkish: “El-Kastal”
  • Urdu: “القسطل، یروشلم”
  • Urdu: “القسطل”

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Highlights include Achdut Israel and Maoz Ziyyon Town Hall.

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