cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
7 km · about 15 min drive
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
Ḩizmā works well as a base: 5 minutes from Bayt Ḩanīnā, 42km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
Ḩizmā is a town located in West Bank, Palestine. With a population of 5,916, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Ḩizmā 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 Ḩizmā to your route.
Hizma (Arabic: حزما) is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, seven kilometers from Jerusalem's Old City. The town, mostly located in Area C of the West Bank, borders four Israeli settlements, Neve Yaakov and Pisgat Ze'ev (both officially considered part of Jerusalem), Geva Binyamin and Almon.
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identified with the biblical town of Azmaveth of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin. Archaeological findings confirm a Jewish presence during Roman times, marked by a thriving stoneware industry, and the discovery of a burial cave housing ossuaries inscribed in the Hebrew alphabet. Byzantine period ceramics were also found at the site. Throughout Ottoman, British, and Jordanian rule, Hizma was a small village inhabited by Muslims.
Since 1967, Hizma has been occupied by Israel. The village is cut off from Jerusalem by the Israeli West Bank barrier in the west and from the West Bank by settlements in the east. As of 2017, Hizma had a population of about 7,118 residents.
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Ḩizmā is located in West Bank, Palestine, Asia. The coordinates are 31.8334 latitude, 35.2632 longitude.
Ḩizmā has a population of approximately 5,916 people, making it a town in Palestine.
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Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
7 km · about 15 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.
7 km · about 15 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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
11 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
15 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
42 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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