Gush Etsyon Junction

Gush Etzion Junction, also known simply as Gush Junction, is a 120-dunam business, commercial and tourism center in the southern West Bank, which serves as the entry point to the Gush Etzion bloc of settlements.

Type: Bus stop
Description: Road junction in the West Bank
Also known as: “Gush Etzion Junction”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yeshivat Machanaim and Biar Aqueduct.

Yeshivat Machanaim

School

Photo: איתמר אוחנה, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yeshivat Machanaim is a school, which is situated 1 km east of Gush Etsyon Junction.

Biar Aqueduct

Archaeological site

Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Biar Aqueduct, or Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct, is an ancient aqueduct in the northern Hebron Hills, south of Jerusalem, that formed part of the city's historic water-supply system. Biar Aqueduct is situated 1½ km northeast of Gush Etsyon Junction.

Khirbet DJumdjum

Archaeological site

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Khirbet Jamjum is an archaeological site located in the western Hebron Hills of the modern-day West Bank. The settlement occupies the summit and southern saddle of a prominent limestone ridge. Khirbet DJumdjum is situated 4 km northwest of Gush Etsyon Junction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alon Shvut and Migdal Oz.

Alon Shvut

Village

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Alon Shvut is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, established in June 1970 over lands confiscated from the nearby Palestinian town of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah.

Migdal Oz

Village

Migdal Oz is an Israeli settlement and income-sharing community kibbutz in the West Bank. Located in the historic Etzion bloc 7.4 km from the Green Line and west of the Israeli West Bank barrier, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council.