بتّير هي بلدة ريفية فلسطينية من قرى الريف الغربي لمحافظة بيت لحم، تمتاز بطبيعتها وبساتين الخضار التقليدية، كما أنها تشتهر بالباذنجان البتيري. تقع بلدة بتير إلى الجنوب الغربي من القدس وتبعد عنها حوالي 8 كم وغرب مدينة بيت لحم التي تبعد عنها 5 كم، وهي إحدى القرى المحاذية للخط الأخضر، ترتفع عن سطح البحر 800 م، وتبلغ المساحة العمرانية للقرية حوالي 420 دونم. تحيط بأراضيها أراضي قرى الولجة وبيت جالا وحوسان والخضر، والقبو؛ وتمر بها سكة حديد القدس – يافا التي بناها الاتراك خلال العهد العثماني في أوائل القرن العشرين، وجزء من أراضي بتير، ومن ضمن ذلك المدرسة، تقع في أراضي 48. وهناك العديد من العيون من أهمها: عين البلد، عين جامع، عين عمدان، عين المصري، عين فروج، عين أبو الحارث، عين ام الحرذون، عين إباسين.
Battir is a rural Palestinian town located in the western countryside of Bethlehem Governorate. It is renowned for its natural beauty and traditional vegetable gardens, and is especially famous for its Battiri eggplants.
The town is situated to the southwest of Jerusalem, approximately 8 km away, and to the west of Bethlehem, about 5 km away. It is one of the villages adjacent to the Green Line. Battir is elevated 800 meters above sea level and has a built-up area of around 420 dunams. Its lands are bordered by the villages of Al-Walaja, Beit Jala, Husan, Al-Khader, and Al-Qabu. The Jerusalem-Jaffa railway, constructed by the Turks during the Ottoman era in the early 20th century, passes through Battir, and part of its land, including the school, lies within the 1948 territories.
There are several springs in Battir, among the most notable are: Ein Al-Balad, Ein Jameh, Ein Amdan, Ein Al-Masri, Ein Farouj, Ein Abu Al-Harith, Ein Um Al-Harazoun, and Ein Ibasin.
Battir Scientific Tour (4 May 2019)
Battir is a rural Palestinian town located in the western countryside of Bethlehem Governorate. It is renowned for its natural beauty and traditional vegetable gardens, and is especially famous for its Battiri eggplants.
The town is situated to the southwest of Jerusalem, approximately 8 km away, and to the west of Bethlehem, about 5 km away. It is one of the villages adjacent to the Green Line. Battir is elevated 800 meters above sea level and has a built-up area of around 420 dunams. Its lands are bordered by the villages of Al-Walaja, Beit Jala, Husan, Al-Khader, and Al-Qabu. The Jerusalem-Jaffa railway, constructed by the Turks during the Ottoman era in the early 20th century, passes through Battir, and part of its land, including the school, lies within the 1948 territories.
There are several springs in Battir, among the most notable are: Ein Al-Balad, Ein Jameh, Ein Amdan, Ein Al-Masri, Ein Farouj, Ein Abu Al-Harith, Ein Um Al-Harazoun, and Ein Ibasin.