Kfar Etzion
Kfar Etzion is a village in West Bank, Palestine. Kfar Etzion is situated nearby to the village Alon Shvut, as well as near Bat Ayin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khirbet DJumdjum and Biar Aqueduct.
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 2½ km northwest of Kfar Etzion.
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 3 km east of Kfar Etzion.
Gush Etsyon Junction
Bus stop
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Etzion and Gush Etzion.
Kfar Etzion
Village
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Kfar Etzion is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a religious kibbutz located in the Judean Hills between Jerusalem and Hebron in the southern West Bank, established in 1927, depopulated in 1948 by Arab forces and re-established in 1967.
Gush Etzion
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gush Etzion is a group of Israeli settlements in the West Bank between Bethlehem and Hebron, about 950 meters above the sea level. It has a rich history dating from the 1920s and 30s to recent times.
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.
Kfar Etzion
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.64868° or 31° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
35.11497° or 35° 6′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8G3QJ4X7+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 605833787OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Kfar Etzion” goes by many names.
- French: “Kfar Etzion”
- Hebrew: “כפר עציון”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kfar Etzion Field School and ספריית יעקב רימון.
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