Motza, Jerusalem

Name: Motza
Address: Jerusalem, Israel

#296 among attractions in Jerusalem

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Motza, also Mozah or Motsa, is a neighbourhood on the western edge of West Jerusalem. It is located in the Judean Hills, 600 metres above sea level, connected to Jerusalem by the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway and the winding mountain road to Har Nof. Established in 1854, Motza was the first Jewish farm founded outside the walls of the Old City in the modern era. It is believed to be located on the site of a Biblical village of the same name mentioned in Joshua 18:26. ()

Local name: מוצא Coordinates: 31°47'38"N, 35°10'7"E

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Motza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Har HaMenuchot, Emeq HaArazim, Tel Motza temple, 9/11 Living Memorial Plaza.

0.7 miNE
Cemetery
Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem
18 min walk • Har HaMenuchot is the largest cemetery in Jerusalem. The hilltop burial ground lies at the western edge of the city adjacent to the neighborhood of Givat Shaul, with commanding views of Mevaseret Zion to the north, Motza to the west, and Har Nof to the south.
0.7 miN
Valley
Emeq HaArazim, Jerusalem
17 min walk • Emeq HaArazim is a valley in the Judean Mountains of Israel. It is located on the northwestern edge of Jerusalem in the Judean Mountains, at an altitude of over 550 meters. It takes the form of a small depression, which is crossed by the Wadi Sorek, into which Nahal Luz flows from the north and Nahal Halilim from the west.
~1480 ftW
Temple
Tel Motza temple, Jerusalem
8 min walk • Tel Motza or Tel Moẓa is an archaeological site in Motza, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. It includes the remains of a large Neolithic settlement dated to around 8600–8200 BCE, and Iron Age Israelite settlement dating to around 1000 to 500 BCE and identified with the biblical Mozah mentioned in the Book of Joshua.
1.1 miNE
Memorial
9/11 Living Memorial Plaza, Jerusalem
28 min walk • The 9/11 Living Memorial Plaza is a cenotaph located on a hill in Arazim Valley of Ramot, Jerusalem. The plaza, built on 5 acres, is to remember and honor the victims of the September 11 attacks.
1.4 miSE
Memorial
Garden of the Missing in Action, Jerusalem
36 min walk • The Garden of the Missing in Action is a commemorative garden on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem dedicated to Israeli MIAs.
1.3 miE
Street
Kanfei Nesharim Street, Jerusalem
34 min walk • Kanfei Nesharim Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of western Jerusalem. Unlike most Jerusalem streets, Kanfei Nesharim is a wide thoroughfare with two traffic lanes in each direction, separated by a median, and spans 3 kilometres in a straight line.
1.2 miW
Area
Mevaseret Zion, Jerusalem
31 min walk • Mevaseret Zion is a suburb of Jerusalem with the administrative status of a local council. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council.
0.6 miSE
Neighbourhood
Har Nof, Jerusalem
17 min walk • Har Nof is a neighborhood on a hillside on the western boundary of Jerusalem with a population of 20,000 residents, primarily Orthodox Jews.
1.6 miSE
Neighbourhood
Beit HaKerem, Jerusalem
41 min walk • Beit HaKerem is a largely secular upscale neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem. It is located between Kiryat Moshe to the northwest and Bayit VeGan to the south. Beit HaKerem has a population of 15,000.
1.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Yefeh Nof, Jerusalem
37 min walk • Yefeh Nof is a neighborhood in west Jerusalem, founded in 1929. Together with Ramat Beit HaKerem and Givat Beit HaKerem, it is part of the larger Beit HaKerem neighborhood.

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Which popular attractions are close to Motza?

Nearby attractions include Tel Motza temple, Jerusalem (8 min walk), Har Nof, Jerusalem (17 min walk), Emeq HaArazim, Jerusalem (17 min walk), Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem (18 min walk).