- Source: Eshtaol Forest
Eshtaol Forest is a forest in Israel, located north of Beit Shemesh and near Ta'oz and Neve Shalom, south of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Highway. The Forest of the Martyrs lies to the east. The forest is a popular recreation area and is one of the largest forests in Israel.
History
Eshtaol Forest features an 8-kilometer hiking trail and numerous scenic views. The forest (like most other forests in Israel) was planted in by the Jewish National Fund, which continues to expand it.
The forest covers an area of approximately 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres). A 2015 forest fire decimated 202 hectares (500 acres) of the forest. In addition to numerous recreational and picnic areas, the forest has internal roads that allow for scenic drives through the forest. The Eshtaol hiking trail also contains part of the much larger Israel National Trail.
The forest has a recreation area named for Bernardo O'Higgins, the first leader of independent Chile. His image is engraved on the face of a giant coin embedded in a rock at the site.
See also
List of forests in Israel
Jerusalem Forest
Yatir Forest
References
External links
Jewish National Fund website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Eshtaol Forest
- Eshtaol
- Cyclamen persicum
- Jerusalem Forest
- List of forests in Israel
- Jewish National Fund
- Zofia Poznańska
- Tzora
- List of towns and villages depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war
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