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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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‘Aqrabā
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About ‘Aqrabā
‘Aqrabā sits on the route: 10 minutes from Quşrah, 52km from Dead Sea.
‘Aqrabā is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 7,700 people. The nearest town is Quşrah, about 5 km away.
Aqraba (Arabic: عقربا, romanized: ʿAqrabā) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate, located eighteen kilometers southeast of Nablus in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Aqraba had a population of 10,024 inhabitants in 2017.
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Institute–Jerusalem since 1967, Israel has confiscated 1,425 dunums of Aqraba and Yanun's land for use for settlements, Israeli Military bases and for the Wall Zone. According to Kerem Navot, 3,265 dunams of mostly cultivated land were seized per military order T12/72 and transferred to the settlement of Gittit.
Nearby hamlets surround the village and are considered to be natural extensions of Aqraba; they are the khirbets of al-Arama, al-Kroom, Abu ar-Reisa, ar-Rujman, Firas ad-Din and Tell al-Khashaba. The total population of these hamlets was estimated to be 500 in 2008. The prominent families of Aqraba are Al Dayriyeh, Bani Jaber, Al-Mayadima, Bani Jame', and Bani Fadel.
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What is there to see near ‘Aqrabā?
Within an hour or so of ‘Aqrabā: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (40 km), Jerusalem Old City (40 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (40 km), Dome of the Rock (40 km).
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The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is ‘Aqrabā?
‘Aqrabā is in West Bank, Palestine, about 5 km from Quşrah.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,707
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 32.1249, 35.3455
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Worth the detour from ‘Aqrabā
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Jerusalem Old City
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Dome of the Rock
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
40 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
42 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Ajloun Castle
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
49 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Dead Sea
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near ‘Aqrabā
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 79 kmMount ArbelA cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
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