Bayt Thul
Bayt Thul was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict.
Bayt Thul was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 1, 1948, under Operation Nachshon. It was located 15.5 km west of Jerusalem.
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Worth seeing in and around Bayt Thul
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh
The Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh, officially St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey, is a monastery run by the Olivetan Benedictine order in Abu Ghosh, Israel. Its church is built on the foundations of the Crusader-period Church of the Resurrection, or Church of our Lord's Resurrection.
3.6 km · monastery of the Olivetan Benedictine order in Israel · Wikipedia - 02Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church
The Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located on the northwestern edge of the town of Abu Ghosh in the central Israel. The church is at an altitude of 756 meters above sea level.
3.2 km · church building in Abu Ghosh, Israel · Wikipedia - 03Resurrection Church, Abu Ghosh
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. The church is located in a place that was interpreted as described in Luke as Emmaus.
3.6 km · church building in Abu Ghosh, Israel · Wikipedia - 04Hurvat Mezad
Horvat Mazad or Khirbet el-Qasr is an archaeological site located in the Jerusalem District of Israel. Occupied intermittently from the Late Bronze Age to the modern period, its main phase occurred between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, when it was developed into a fortified complex by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties before being abandoned during the First Jewish–Roman War.
2 km · archaeological site in Judea, Israel · Wikipedia - 05Khirbet Kefireh
Khirbet Kefireh, also Khirbet Kefire, Khirbet el-Kefirah, is an archeological site just north of the Palestinian town of Qatanna, West Bank. It is situated atop a hill covering about 4-5 acres.
3.2 km · archaeological site in State of Palestine · Wikipedia - 06Horbat Mazruq
Horbat Mazruq is an archaeological site located in the Judaean Mountains of modern-day Israel, near the villages of Abu Ghosh and Kiryat Ye'arim. Situated along an ancient Roman road connecting Emmaus and Jerusalem, the site encompasses the remains of a Jewish village that seems to have flourished from the late 2nd century BCE until its abandonment around the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE. The site, first discovered in 2009, is home to a large underground hiding complex, which includes narrow passageways and rock-cut shafts, likely used during the First Jewish–Roman War.
3.8 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bayt Thul
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 27 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 88 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 88 km
- Eilat → Bayt Thul1806 km · quickest by air, 10h 6m · ₪1,250–1,920
- Amman → Bayt Thul1994 km · quickest by air, 8h 15m · JD220–320
- El Arish → Bayt Thul2013 km · quickest by air, 8h 31m · E£10,170–15,740
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bayt Thul
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bayt Thul. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundYou are almost always advised to use Shared Taxis which will be quicker although marginally more expensive.
- Get aroundBuses, like shared taxis will also tend to wait until full before departing.
- Get aroundMost shared taxis have fixed bus-stations, often car-parks near the centre of towns or cities.
- Get aroundLarger minivans carry 7 passengers and inner-city shared taxis carry 4.
- Get aroundShared taxis are often distinguished with black stripes on front and back at the sides, particularly the normal-sized cars serving inner-city routes.
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Next door to Bayt Thul
Bayt Thul is 14 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kiryat Ye'arimhuman settlement in Israel3.3 km
- Qatannamunicipality in Jerusalem Governorate3.4 km
- SarisPalestinian Arab village2.7 km
- Khirbat Al-'Umurvillage in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine4 km
- Sho'evahuman settlement in Israel2.7 km
- Neve Ilanhuman settlement in Israel1.6 km