Ein Hemed, Jerusalem

Name: Ein Hemed
Address: Jerusalem, Israel

#156 among attractions in Jerusalem

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Ein Hemed is a national park and nature reserve in the hills seven kilometres west of modern Jerusalem and some 12 kilometres west of the Old City. It is also known by the Latin name it received from the Crusaders, Aqua Bella, and as Khirbat Iqbalā in Arabic. The park is located on the path of an old Roman road, also used in later periods. The road connected the coastal plain with Jerusalem, passing through Bab al-Wad. A fortified Hospitaller building from the Crusader period, relatively well preserved, is arguably the main attraction beside the streams and lush vegetation. ()

Local name: עין חמד Coordinates: 31°47'46"N, 35°7'32"E

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Ein Hemed – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Al-Qastal, Tzova, Abu Ghosh, Kiryat Anavim.

1.1 miE
Forts and castles
Al-Qastal, Jerusalem
28 min walk • Al-Qastal was a Palestinian village located eight kilometers west of Jerusalem and named for a Crusader castle located on the hilltop.
0.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Tzova, Jerusalem
23 min walk • Tzova, also Palmach Tzova or Tzuba is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Judean Hills, on the western outskirts of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 625.
1.1 miNW
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Abu Ghosh, Jerusalem
29 min walk • Abu Ghosh is an Arab-Israeli local council in Israel, located 10 kilometers west of Jerusalem on the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem highway. It is situated 610–720 meters above sea level. It takes its current name from the dominant clan inhabiting the town, while the older Arabic name used to be Qaryat al-'Inab.
1.1 miN
Area
Kiryat Anavim, Jerusalem
27 min walk • Kiryat Anavim is a kibbutz in the Judean Hills of Israel. It was the first kibbutz established in the Judean Hills. It is located west of Jerusalem, and falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 467.
1.3 miNW
Church
Church of the Resurrection, Jerusalem
34 min walk • The Resurrection Church, or the Church of the Crusaders in Abu Gosh, is the name given to a Catholic religious building consisting of a structure of the time of the Crusaders who belonged to the Knights Hospitaller, and today is a part of the Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh, in central Israel.
1.3 miNW
Monastery
Benedictine Monastery, Jerusalem
34 min walk • The Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh is a monastery run by the Olivetan Benedictine order in Abu Ghosh, Israel.