Ein Hemed
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Ein Hemed is a national park and nature reserve in the hills seven kilometres west of modern Jerusalem[citation needed] and some 12 kilometres west of the Old City.[1] It is also known by the Latin name it received from the Crusaders, Aqua Bella,[2] and as Khirbat Iqbalā in Arabic.[3] The park is located on the path of an old Roman road, also used in later periods.[1] The road connected the coastal plain with Jerusalem, passing through Bab al-Wad.[1] A fortified Hospitaller building from the Crusader period, relatively well preserved,[1] is arguably the main attraction beside the streams and lush vegetation.