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‘Aqrabā

West Bank, Palestine · Asia

About ‘Aqrabā

‘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.

About ‘Aqrabā

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. According to Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem

Read more 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.

What is the population of ‘Aqrabā?

‘Aqrabā has a population of approximately 7,707 people, making it a town in Palestine.

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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.

cathedral

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

landmark

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

landmark

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

landmark

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.

48 km · about 55 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

ancient ruins

Jerash

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

Driving roads near ‘Aqrabā

  • 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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