Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir

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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape recognized for its ancient agricultural terraces, traditional irrigation systems, and long-standing olive and vine cultivation near Jerusalem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
World Heritage property ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ
administrativeRegion Bethlehem Governorate ⓘ
associatedWith Palestinian rural traditions ⓘ
village of Battir ⓘ
bufferZone surrounding agricultural lands of Battir ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country State of Palestine ⓘ
criteria (iv) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
culturalSignificance evidence of long-term human interaction with the environment ⓘ
governedBy World Heritage Convention ⓘ
hasAgriculturalFeature ancient water distribution system ⓘ
gravity-fed irrigation channels ⓘ
stone-walled terraces ⓘ
hasCrop olive trees ⓘ
vegetable gardens ⓘ
vines ⓘ
hasView railway line in the valley ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage List ⓘ
heritageType living cultural landscape ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2014 ⓘ
knownFor ancient agricultural terraces ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ
traditional irrigation system ⓘ
vine cultivation ⓘ
landUse terraced farming ⓘ
traditional agriculture ⓘ
locatedIn Battir ⓘ
southern Jerusalem region ⓘ
maintainedBy local Palestinian community ⓘ
managementPlan traditional community-based maintenance of terraces and irrigation ⓘ
near Jerusalem ⓘ
partOf World Heritage properties in the State of Palestine ⓘ
periodOfOrigin Roman period ⓘ
ancient times ⓘ
recognizedFor continuity of traditional land-use practices ⓘ
integration of agriculture and water management ⓘ
outstanding universal value ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
threatenedBy infrastructure projects ⓘ
urban development pressures ⓘ
UNESCOCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 1492 ⓘ
waterSource springs ⓘ

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Battir → officialNameOfUNESCOSite → Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir ⓘ
Battir Village Council → associatedWith → UNESCO World Heritage Site Battir (Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines) ⓘ
linked to: Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir