Land of Olives and Vines, Battir
Also known as Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir, Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir, Paysage culturel du sud de Jérusalem, Battir
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (v).
Region
Arab States
Palestine
Inscribed
2014
Area
349 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Land of Olives and Vines, Battir is about 10 km south-west of Jerusalem. The nearest other World Heritage site is Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, about 7 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Jerusalem · about 1,029,000 peopleabout 10 km north-east
- Al Khalil · about 280,000 peopleabout 20 km south
- Ramallah · about 25,000 peopleabout 20 km north
- Ramla · about 64,000 peopleabout 35 km north-west
- Tel Aviv · about 3,112,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Nablus · about 216,000 peopleabout 55 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PalestineCultural7 km away
PalestineCultural22 km away
IsraelCultural25 km away
PalestineCultural34 km away
JordanCultural42 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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