museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Jerusalem, Israel · Asia
‘Ein Rāfa works well as a base: 5 minutes from Mevasseret Tsiyyon, 44km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
‘Ein Rāfa is a town located in Jerusalem, Israel. With a population of 1,250, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, ‘Ein Rāfa sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add ‘Ein Rāfa to your route.
Ein Rafa (Arabic: عين رافا or عين رافة; Hebrew: עין ראפה) is an Arab village ten kilometers west of Jerusalem in Israel. Located on the other side of Route 1 to Abu Ghosh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,417.
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‘Ein Rāfa is located in Jerusalem, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 31.7902 latitude, 35.1153 longitude.
‘Ein Rāfa has a population of approximately 1,250 people, making it a town in Israel.
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museum
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
6 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
11 km · about 20 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.
11 km · about 20 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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
13 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
44 km · about 50 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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