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Battir
Battir
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. Battir is a major Palestinian cultural landscape, the adaptation of a deep valley system for agricultural purposes as a result of a good supply of water. The complex irrigation system of this water supply has led to the creation of dry walls terraces which may have been exploited since antiquity. Battir was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.
Site Information
Country: Palestine
District: West Bank
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 2nd Century AD
Oldest Culture: Roman
Later Cultures: Byzantine + Islamic
Site Features: Byzantine & Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Official Name: Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir
Date of Inscription: 2014
Exact Location
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