Canada Park (Hebrew: פארק קנדה, Arabic: حديقة كندا, also Ayalon Park[1]) is an Israeli national park stretching over 7,000 dunams (7km2), and extending from No man's land into the West Bank.[2] The park is located north of Highway 1 (Tel Aviv-Jerusalem), and is situated near the Ayalon Valley, between the Latrun Interchange and Sha'ar HaGai.
The park is full with natural attractions, including man-made forests, Mediterranean woodlands home to many local flowers, and the remains of ancient orchards. The park also has a number of historical interest, including a Hasmonean Jewish fort, burial caves and ritual baths of the Second Temple period and the Bar Kokhba revolt, a Crusader fort, a Roman bathhouse that was turned into a maqam, the remnants of three former Palestinian Arab towns, and various military memorials. There are also recreation areas, springs, and panoramic several hilltop views.[3][4]
Canada Park is considered a popular tourist destination for Israelis,[5] drawing some 300,000 visitors annually.[6]
- ^ Thiede, Carsten Peter (2006-05-01). The Emmaus Mystery: Discovering Evidence for the Risen Christ. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-8264-8067-5.
- ^ David Newman. Boundaries in Flux: The 'Green Line' Boundary Between Israel and the West Bank - Past, Present and Future, Boundary and territory briefing, Vol.1 no.7 1995 p.16.
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- ^ Tobias Kelly, Violence and Sovereignty Among West Bank Palestinians, Cambridge University Press, 2006 p.152.
- ^ Canada Park – an Israeli haven for picnickers, hikers, cyclists