cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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El‘azar
Jerusalem, Israel · Asia
About El‘azar
El‘azar works well as a base: 5 minutes from Naḩḩālīn, 31km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
El‘azar is in Jerusalem, Israel, with about 2,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Naḩḩālīn, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near El‘azar?
Within an hour or so of El‘azar: Church of the Nativity (8 km), Yad Vashem (13 km), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (16 km), Jerusalem Old City (16 km).
Are there any good drives near El‘azar?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is El‘azar?
El‘azar is in Jerusalem, Israel, about 4 km from Naḩḩālīn.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,510
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Israel
- Region
- Jerusalem
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates
- 31.6598, 35.1432
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Worth the detour from El‘azar
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
13 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Jerusalem Old City
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Dome of the Rock
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
16 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Dead Sea
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near El‘azar
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 75 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
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