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Bayt Fajjar Destination Guide

Discover Bayt Fajjar in Palestinian Territory

Bayt Fajjar in the region of West Bank with its 10,579 habitants is a town located in Palestinian Territory - some 317 mi or ( 510 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bayt Fajjar

Local time in Bayt Fajjar is now 04:43 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Hebron " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Beirut. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bayt Fajjar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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البتراء / Petra

4:08 min by Tunsol
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اهلاً و سهلاً بكم في البتراء المدينة الساحره Bienvenidos a Petra una ciudad fascinante Welcome to Petra a fascinating city عربي البتراء وكذلك تسمى سلع، مدينة تاريخية تقع في الأردن جنوب البلا... ..

Beit Jala from my balcony

1:48 min by milanoroger
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View of Beit Jala from my balcony, taken 20th of september 2007 at 07:00am using a mobile phone camera. ..


Travel Palestine - Bethlehem

2:09 min by TravelPalestine
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Bethlehem is the little town where Jesus Christ was born. Today, it is a spiritual and cultural hub. It is a destination with an upgraded tourism infrastructure and ready to welcome visitors any time ..

Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. Zahi Shaked 10.6.2011

9:47 min by Zahi Shaked
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Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera zahigo25@walla.com 9726905522 tel סיור עם מורה הדרך ומדריך הטיולים צחי שקד 0546905522 בית לחם כנסיית המולד של ישוע The Church of the Nativity in Bethl ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Beracah

Beracah is a valley in the Hebrew Bible. It was named the "Valley of Blessings by Jehoshaphat after his victory over Moab and Ammon, as is recounted in the Book of Chronicles. The valley is on the main road from Hebron to Jerusalem. According to Chronicles, Jehoshaphat gathered his people together and prayed to God for deliverance. God answered his prayer by stirring up the enemy to kill each other. When Jehoshaphat and his army entered the valley the enemy had completely destroyed themselves.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.63 35.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible places, Valleys of Israel

Kfar Etzion massacre

The Kfar Etzion massacre was a massacre of 129 Jews by the Arab Legion on May 13, 1948, the day before the Israeli Declaration of Independence. All but four of the 133 inhabitants of Kibbutz Kfar Etzion were killed during a three-hour bombardment by Arab artillery, in the wake of a siege that lasted several days. When the remaining defenders surrendered, they assembled near the school where they were photographed waving white flags with their hands in the air.

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Located at 31.65 35.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Conflicts in 1948, Gush Etzion, Mass murder in 1948, Massacres in Palestine

Yeshivat Har Etzion

Yeshivat Har Etzion, (YHE), commonly known as "Gush," is a hesder yeshiva located in Alon Shvut, an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion in the West Bank, near Jerusalem, Israel. With a student body of 484.3, it is one of the largest hesder yeshivot in Israel.

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Located at 31.66 35.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1968, Gush Etzion, Yeshivas in the West Bank, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshivot hesder

Judaean Mountains

The Judaean Mountains,;, also Judaean Hills and Hebron Hills, is a mountain range in Israel and the West Bank where Jerusalem and several other biblical cities are located. The mountains reach a height of 1,000 m.

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Located at 31.67 35.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains, Judea and Samaria Area, Mountains of Israel, Mountains of the West Bank, Place names associated with Jews

Gush Etzion

Gush Etzion is a cluster of Israeli settlements located in the Judaean Mountains directly south of Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestinian territories. The core group includes four Jewish agricultural villages that were founded in 1940-1947 on property purchased in the 1920s and 1930s, and destroyed by the Arab League before the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The area was left outside the 1949 armistice lines.

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Located at 31.66 35.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Gush Etzion, History of Israel, Israeli settlements, Jewish villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

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