Canada Park (Hebrew: פארק קנדה, Arabic:كندا حديقة) (also Ayalon Park) is a national park stretching over 7,000 dunams, mostly in the West Bank, with a portion in the region that was a no man's land before 1967 and incorporated into Israel in 1967. It is maintained by the Jewish National Fund of Canada. Canada Park is located west of Jerusalem, to the north of Highway 1 (Tel Aviv - Jerusalem), between the Latrun intersection and Sha'ar HaGai. The park attracts some 300,000 visitors annually.
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