Latitude and longitude of Battles of Latrun (1948)
- Nearby Rishon LeZion, Israel
Satellite map of Battles of Latrun (1948)
The Battles of Latrun were a series of military engagements between the Israel Defense Forces and the Jordanian Arab Legion on the outskirts of Latrun between 25 May and 18 July 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Latrun takes its name from the monastery close to the junction of two major highways: Jerusalem to Jaffa/Tel Aviv and Gaza to Ramallah. During the British Mandate it became a Palestine Police base with a Tegart fort. The United Nations Resolution 181 placed this area within the proposed Arab state. In May 1948, it was under the control of the Arab Legion.
Latitude: 31° 50' 11.02" N
Longitude: 34° 58' 30.41" E
Nearest city to this article: Nof Ayalon
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