Abu Ghosh Attractions

 
Abu Ghosh is an Arab village 13km/8mi west of Jerusalem, just north of the expressway to Tel Aviv. Its main feature of interest is its Crusader church.

Abu Ghosh is named after a sheikh from the Hejaz who settled here with his four sons about 1800 and was granted the right to protect the pilgrim route from the coast to Jerusalem. In return for his services he levied a toll which was the foundation of his fortune. The present inhabitants of the village regard themselves as his descendants.

History

The site was inhabited before the coming of the Bedouin, for there was a spring here with an abundant flow of water.

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The Crusader Church was at one time a stable and later became the property of the Benedictine order. In 1956 it was taken over by the Lazarists.

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