Visitor and Guide Information:
Ammunition Hill has passed through many cycles over the course of history.
In the mandate era (1917-2948) the British built the school for officers behind the hill and chose to store their ammunition in a bunker on the hill- hence its name.
In the war of Independence (30 th Nov 1948- 20 th June 1949) the hill was conquered by Jordanians and was an army post, fortified with bunkers and trenches, close to the municipal borderline.
In the Six Day War , at two AM on the 5 th of June 1967, battalion 66 of the reserve brigade of the paratroopers arrived at the hill and after a blood soaked battle the soldiers were able to conquer the hill, thus opening the passageway to Mount Scopus and the old city. During the battle many commanders were injured or killed and so this battle is widely known as one won by privates,
Currently Ammunition Hill is a place of heritage, education, and a memorial site for the liberation of Jerusalem in the Six Day War. In its battles fell 182 soldiers from the Jerusalem Brigade, the Harel tank brigade, the Paratroopers brigade and the Air Force.
Admission is free
Any donations towards the development of the site are welcomed.
Opening hours:
Sun-Thurs; 9:00AM - 5:00PM (DST until 6:00PM)
Fri; 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Parking lot and Public Park with picnic tables and public restrooms at the site
The site includes:
- Original trenches and bunkers
- An observation Point
- Interactive light show presentation about Jerusalem's Six Day War with a full scale model of Jerusalem on the eve of the Six Day War in English and in Hebrew (22 min)
- Museum with exhibits and a movie about the battle for Jerusalem offered in six languages (22 min)
- Hebrew
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Portuguese
- And Russian
- Memorial site for the 66 Brigade of Paratroopers
- The "In Honor of Jewish Combatants" educational center with their "Wall of Honor"
Tours
- Tours can be given day or night
- We have on site tour guides
- available in multiple languages including English
- Tours can be guided by war veterans
Educational Center
- Activities for all ages
- We facilitate workshops, lectures, meetings, events, and ceremonies (i.e. Bnei-Mitzvot, graduations, etc.)
- A library with information about the:
- Fight for the liberation of Jerusalem
- The Six Day War
- Stories about Jewish soldiers from around the world
- A unique archive
- And a computerized information center
Facilities
- Large Amphitheater
- up to 2000 people
- Large screen available
- Small Amphitheater
- up to 120 people
- Event hall
- up to 300 people
- Auditorium
- up to 140 people
- Lecture rooms
- up to 40 people
For further information or to reserve tours or events, please contact us at
(Telephone) 02-5828442, 02-5829392/3 (fax) 02-5829132
e-mail – info@givathatachmoshet.org.il
or:edu@givathatachmoshet.org.il
To arrive by bus, you can take:6, 8, 19, 25, 26, 28, 45A.
Address: 5 Z.S. Shargai, p.o. Box 18175, Jerusalem, 91181
See you here!
