museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Jerusalem, Israel · Asia
Motsa ‘Illit works well as a base: 5 minutes from Bayt Sūrīk, 42km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
Motsa ‘Illit is a town located in Jerusalem, Israel. With a population of 1,212, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Motsa ‘Illit sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Motsa ‘Illit to your route.
Motza Illit (Hebrew: מוֹצָא עִלִּית, מוצא עילית, lit. 'Upper Motza') is a community settlement in central Israel, in suburban Jerusalem. Located on a slope overlooking the Jerusalem Mountains, Ein Karem, the Motza Valley and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had aRead more
population of 1,661.
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Motsa ‘Illit is located in Jerusalem, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 31.7936 latitude, 35.1578 longitude.
Motsa ‘Illit has a population of approximately 1,212 people, making it a town in Israel.
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museum
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
11 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
42 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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