Mount Tayasim, Ein Tayasim

Har Tayasim is located in the heart of the Jerusalem mountains and at its summit, it rises to 796 meters above sea level. There, is located the memorial to the air force pilots who were killed in the Jerusalem hills during the battles of the War of Independence, the site is the main memorial site of the Israeli Air Force. The monument is built of Jerusalem stone and the upper part of it is a plane engine from a crash with a curved propeller; the remains of the crashed plane, a single-engine "Norseman" that crashed on the summit of Deir Amar on May 10, 1948. The plane and pilot were sent to assist the Harel Division of the Palmah, by support bombing over Bayt Mahsir (today Beit Meir). The cause of the explosion and crash are still today unknown. All six of the crewman were killed.

Ein Tayasim:

This is a "Fracture Springs," which allows for swimming due to its depth, but, do not drink the water. The name of the place in Arabic is Wadi al-Joz, meaning the walnut spring, named after the big walnut tree that grows next to it. Another name is Ein al-Judeida, which means a "new spring". Its Hebrew name was coined by virtue of the fact that it is filled by the slopes of Har Tayasim.

Guided tours are available.