Atarot

For the biblical location, see Ataroth.
Atarot
עטרות
Moshav
Atarot, 1944
Atarot
Coordinates: 31°51′N 35°13′E / 31.850°N 35.217°E / 31.850; 35.217
Established1914

Atarot (Arabic: عطروت 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 moshav was captured and destroyed by the Jordanian Arab Legion during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Atarot Airport, closed since the Second Intifada. Today, the area hosts the Atarot Industrial Zone, which is Jerusalem's largest industrial zone.

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