The Kastel

Al-Qastal was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of and named for a Crusader castle once standing 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.
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  • Monument
  • Description: former populated place near Jerusalem
  • Also known as
    “Al-Qastal”
    “Al-Qastal, Jerusalem”
    “Castel”
    “HaCastel”
    “Kastel”
    “Qastal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castel National Park and Ein Hemed.
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is an Israeli …
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is a and …
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is a spring, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of The Kastel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motza Illit and Mevaseret Zion.
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is a community settlement in central Israel, in suburban .
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is a town and local council located…
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is a moshav in central .

The Kastel

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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

Satellite Map

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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: “Al-Qastal”
  • French: “Kastel”
  • 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Achdut Israel and Maoz Ziyyon Town Hall.

Nearby Places

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