Battir

Palestinian Authority municipality Battir ( ) is an ancient town located in the West Bank , five kilometers west of Bethlehem , and south west of Jerusalem . It has a population of about 4,000 inhabitants. Battir sits just above the railway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which also served as the armistice line between Israel and Jordan from 1948 to 1967. Today Battir is administered by the Palestinian National Authority .

Palestinian Authority municipality Battir ( ) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank , 6.4 km west of Bethlehem , and southwest of Jerusalem . Ancient Betar , whose name Battir preserves, was a second century Jewish village and fortress, the site of the final battle of the Bar Kokhba revolt . It was inhabited during the Byzantine and Islamic periods, and in the Ottoman and British Mandate censuses its population was recorded as primarily Muslim. Battir is situated just above the route of the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway , which served as the armistice line between Israel and Jordan from 1949 until the Six-Day War , when it was captured by Israel . In former times, the city lay along the route from Jerusalem to Bet Gubrin . In 2007, Battir had a population of about 4,000 and was under the control of the Palestinian National Authority .

Municipality type C in Bethlehem, Palestine Battir ( ) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank , 6.4 km west of Bethlehem , and southwest of Jerusalem . It was inhabited during the Byzantine and Islamic periods, and in the Ottoman and British Mandate censuses its population was recorded as primarily Muslim. In former times, the city lay along the route from Jerusalem to Bayt Jibrin . Battir is situated just above the modern route of the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway , which served as the armistice line between Israel and Jordan from 1949 until the Six-Day War , when it was occupied by Israel . In 2007, Battir had a population of about 4,000.

Municipality type C in Bethlehem, Palestine Battir ( ) is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the West Bank , 6.4 km west of Bethlehem , and southwest of Jerusalem . In 2017, the village had a population of 4,696. In 2014, Battir was inscribed in the List of World Heritage Sites as a World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine , under the name Battir – Land of Olives and Vines — Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem . Battir was inhabited during the Byzantine and Islamic periods, and in the Ottoman and British Mandate censuses its population was recorded as primarily Muslim. In former times, the city lay along the route from Jerusalem to Bayt Jibrin . Battir is situated just above the modern route of the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway , which served as the armistice line between Israel and Jordan from 1949 until the Six-Day War , when it was occupied by Israel. In 2007, Battir had a population of about 4,000.