Ammunition Hill (Jerusalem)
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The name derives from its use during the Mandate to store ammunition for the Police Academy nearby.
In Hebrew it is גבעת התחמושת, Giv'at HaTahmoshet.
Before 1967 this was a military post used by the Arab Legion, and it was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six Day War.
In Hebrew it is גבעת התחמושת, Giv'at HaTahmoshet.
Before 1967 this was a military post used by the Arab Legion, and it was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six Day War.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Ammunition_Hill
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 31°47'55"N 35°13'43"E
- Mount Scopus 1.1 km
- City Center 2.8 km
- Al-Eizariya 2.9 km
- E1 Development Area 3.1 km
- Jericho 22 km
- Gush Etzion 25 km
- Dhiban 59 km
- Wadi Aymah "Al Mashari" 104 km
- Wadi Namtah 111 km
- Wadi Al Labun 118 km
- Sanhedria 0.9 km
- French Hill 1.2 km
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Mount Scopus campus 1.4 km
- Mount Moriah 2 km
- City Center 2.3 km
- East Jerusalem 4.2 km
- Gush Etzion 15 km
- Mateh Binyamin 16 km
- Judea and Samaria ("West Bank") 17 km
- Judea 26 km