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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
15 km · about 30 min drive
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
Al Bīrah works well as a base: 5 minutes from Beit El, 15km from Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Al Bīrah is a town located in West Bank, Palestine. With a population of 38,192, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Al Bīrah sits in Palestine. It's in the Asia/Hebron time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Al Bīrah to your route.
Al-Bireh (Arabic: البيرة; alternatively spelled al-Birah or el-Bira) is a city in the central West Bank, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of Jerusalem. It is the capital of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the central ridge running through the West Bank and is 860 metersRead more
(2,820 ft) above sea level, covering an area of 22.4 square kilometers (8.6 sq mi). Al-Bireh is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority (as part of Area A).
Bireh has been associated with several ancient sites. Because of its location Al-Bireh served as an economic crossroad between the north and south, along the caravan route between Jerusalem and Nablus. Under Crusader rule, it was one of the fief villages of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It was captured and destroyed by Saladin, but it was rebuilt during the Ayyubid period. Throughout the Ottoman era, it was a predominantly Muslim village. Following the British Mandate, its population grew. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it came under Jordanian rule until the Six-Day War in 1967, when it was occupied by Israel.
Since the Oslo Accords, Bireh has been governed by the Palestinian Authority and now serves as a significant administrative center, hosting various governmental and non-governmental organizations. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the city had a population of approximately 45,975 in the 2017 census.
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Al Bīrah is located in West Bank, Palestine, Asia. The coordinates are 31.9100 latitude, 35.2165 longitude.
Al Bīrah has a population of approximately 38,192 people, making it a town in Palestine.
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cathedral
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
One of the oldest port cities in the world with 4,000 years of history, now an artists' quarter with galleries, restaurants, and views of Tel Aviv's skyline.
47 km · about 55 min drive
restaurant
A Jaffa hummus counter running since 1971, famous for masabacha made with whole chickpeas and extra tahini. It sells out and closes by mid-afternoon, and the queue starts well before that.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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