Abu Ghosh

Abu Ghosh is an Arab-Israeli town of 7,500 people (2018) in Israel. It is in one of the earliest areas of human habitation in Israel. Archaeological excavations have revealed three Neolithic settlement phases, the middle phase is dated to the 7th millennium BCE. In 2017, Abu Ghosh was described as a "model of coexistence."

Get in
Abu Ghosh is just outside Jerusalem on the road to Tel Aviv.

Eat
Abu Ghosh is famous for its food, particularly its hummus (chickpea paste). One of the restaurants in Abu Ghosh held a Guinness record for largest hummus dish, weighing 4 tons.

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 * Jerusalem