Latrun, Trappist monastery
Latrun, Trappist monastery is a monastery in West Bank, Palestine. Latrun, Trappist monastery is situated nearby to the church Brotherhood of Jesus, as well as near the ruins Crusaders‘ Outpost.Photo: Yair-haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Also known as: “Latrun Abbey” and “Latrun Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mini Israel and Yad Lashiryon.
Mini Israel
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Mini Israel is a miniature park located near Latrun in Jerusalem within the Ayalon Valley. Opened in November 2002, the site contains miniature replicas of hundreds of buildings and landmarks in Israel. Mini Israel is situated 1½ km northwest of Latrun, Trappist monastery.
Yad Lashiryon
Memorial
Yad La-Shiryon is Israel's official memorial site for fallen soldiers from the armored corps, as well as one of the most diverse tank museums in the world. Yad Lashiryon is situated 550 metres north of Latrun, Trappist monastery.
Emmaus Nicopolis
Archaeological site
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Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus. Emmaus Nicopolis is situated 1¼ km northeast of Latrun, Trappist monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latrun and Neve Shalom.
Latrun
Latrun is a hilltop in Shfelah overlooking the road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem. The hill is home to several sights.
Neve Shalom
Village
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Neve Shalom, also known as Wahat as-Salam is a cooperative village in Israel, jointly founded by Israeli Jews and Arabs in an attempt to show that the two peoples can live side by side peacefully, as well as to conduct educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples.
Nahshon
Village
Nahshon is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley to the south-west of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 608.
Latrun, Trappist monastery
- Category: religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.8329° or 31° 49′ 59″ northLongitude
34.98012° or 34° 58′ 48″ eastInception
1890Open location code
8G3PRXMJ+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 993522485OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q18050445
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Latrun, Trappist monastery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير اللطرون”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير اللطرون”
- French: “abbaye de Latroun”
- French: “Abbaye de Latroun”
- French: “abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Douleurs de Latroun”
- German: “Abbatia Beatae Mariae Virginis Perdolentis”
- German: “Kloster Latrun”
- Hebrew: “מנזר השתקנים”
- Hebrew: “מנזר לטרון”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea catolică Latrun”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea trapistă Latrun”
- Spanish: “abadia de Latrun”
- Spanish: “abadía de Latrún”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Latrún”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brotherhood of Jesus and Crusaders‘ Outpost.
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