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Kever Elazar HaKohen (Awarta)
קבר אלעזר הכהן (עוורתא)
Traditional burial place of Elazar ben Aharon HaKohen at Givat Pinchas (Awarta), south of Shechem near Itamar; Jewish tradition also places Pinchas and the Seventy Elders on the village's eastern hill. Army-escorted visits: the main annual visit on 1 Av (Aharon HaKohen's yahrzeit), and escorted groups at other times of the year, especially Pesach.
Army-escorted visits only. The main annual visit is on 1 Av (Aharon HaKohen's yahrzeit); escorted groups also come at other times of the year, especially Pesach. Inside the village of Awarta.
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