Khirbat al-'Umur
Khirbat al-'Umur was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict.
Khirbat al-'Umur was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war by the Har'el Brigade during Operation Ha-Har. It was 12 km west of Jerusalem on the Wadi al-Ghadir.
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Worth seeing in and around Khirbat al-'Umur
4 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.
1.8 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.
1.6 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.
1.7 km · church building in Abu Ghosh, Israel · Wikipedia - 04Horbat 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.
700 m · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia
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Getting to Khirbat al-'Umur
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 31 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 85 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 87 km
- Eilat → Khirbat al-'UmurTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Amman → Khirbat al-'UmurTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- El Arish → Khirbat al-'UmurTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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No local-transport research exists yet for Khirbat al-'Umur
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 Khirbat al-'Umur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBy shuttle - The 'Nesher' shared taxi service (+972 2 623 1231 - Hebrew and English) is a 10-seat minibus that runs approximately hourly services to/from the airport, 24/7.
- Get inNotes: Some Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem are seen as "no go zones" by Israeli Jews, and some taxi drivers, including shared taxis, may hesitate or even refuse to take you to these destinations.
- Get inTaxi drivers, including shared taxis, have been known to overcharge or shortchange, so check the price before boarding, and check your change when it is handed back to you.
- Get inOn the Sabbath, and very late at night, your only option other than a private taxi is a sherut (shared taxi).
- Get inShared taxis are also the best option if travelling between Jerusalem and Palestinian cities in the West Bank, especially Ramallah and Bethlehem.
From Wikivoyage: Jerusalem, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Khirbat al-'Umur
Khirbat al-'Umur is 11 km from Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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