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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
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
‘Aqrabā sits on the route: 10 minutes from Quşrah, 48km from Ajloun Castle.
‘Aqrabā is a town located in West Bank, Palestine. With a population of 7,707, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, ‘Aqrabā 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 ‘Aqrabā to your route.
Aqraba (Arabic: عقربا) 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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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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‘Aqrabā is located in West Bank, Palestine, Asia. The coordinates are 32.1249 latitude, 35.3455 longitude.
‘Aqrabā has a population of approximately 7,707 people, making it a town in Palestine.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
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
landmark
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
landmark
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
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
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
49 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
One of the best-preserved and most complete Roman provincial cities in the world, featuring colonnaded streets, temples, theaters, and an unusual oval plaza.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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