Atarot
Synonyms:
Ataroth, עֲטָרוֹת
Atarot (Wikipedia)
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Moshav | |
 Atarot, 1944 | |
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| Coordinates: 31°51′N 35°13′E / 31.850°N 35.217°ECoordinates: 31°51′N 35°13′E / 31.850°N 35.217°E |
Atarot (Hebrew: עטרות) was a moshav in Mandatory Palestine, north of Jerusalem along the highway to Ramallah. It was named after the Biblical Atarot mentioned in Joshua 16:2, which is believed to have been situated nearby. The village was captured and destroyed by the Jordanian Arab Legion during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Atarot Airport and Jerusalem's largest industrial park are now located there.