Alon Shvut
Alon Shvut is a village in West Bank, Palestine. Alon Shvut is situated nearby to the hamlet Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah, as well as near the village Kfar Etzion.Places of Interest
Highlights include Biar Aqueduct and 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.
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 Alon Shvut and Gush Etzion.
Alon Shvut
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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.
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah
Hamlet
Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah is a small Palestinian village southwest of Bethlehem in the West Bank, perched on a hill that rises about 995 metres above sea level.
Alon Shvut
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.65472° or 31° 39′ 17″ northLongitude
35.12543° or 35° 7′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G3QM43G+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 63530098OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Alon Shvut” goes by many names.
- French: “Alon Shvut”
- German: “Allon Schewut”
- Hebrew: “אלון שבות”
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