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Jūrat ash Sham‘ah

West Bank, Palestine · Asia

About Jūrat ash Sham‘ah

Jūrat ash Sham‘ah works well as a base: 5 minutes from Neve Daniel, 29km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.

Jūrat ash Sham‘ah is a town located in West Bank, Palestine. With a population of 1,472, it is an important destination in Asia.

On a road trip, Jūrat ash Sham‘ah 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 Jūrat ash Sham‘ah to your route.

About Jūrat ash Sham‘ah

Jurat ash-Sham'a is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,778 in 2017. The primary healthcare is obtained in Beit Fajjar where

Read more the Ministry of Heath have classified the care facilities as level 3. Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the town has been held under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 263.

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Where is Jūrat ash Sham‘ah located?

Jūrat ash Sham‘ah is located in West Bank, Palestine, Asia. The coordinates are 31.6505 latitude, 35.1700 longitude.

What is the population of Jūrat ash Sham‘ah?

Jūrat ash Sham‘ah has a population of approximately 1,472 people, making it a town in Palestine.

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Quick Information

Population
1,472
Continent
Asia
Country
Palestine
Region
West Bank
Timezone
Asia/Hebron
Coordinates
31.6505, 35.1700

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Worth the detour from Jūrat ash Sham‘ah

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

cathedral

Church of the Nativity

One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.

7 km · about 15 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.

14 km · about 25 min drive

cathedral

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.

15 km · about 30 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.

15 km · about 30 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.

15 km · about 30 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.

15 km · about 30 min drive

natural wonder

Ein Gedi Nature Reserve

A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.

29 km · about 35 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.

35 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Jūrat ash Sham‘ah

  • 73 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.

Nearby Destinations

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El‘azar

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3 km awayPop. 2,510

Bayt Fajjār

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3 km awayPop. 10,579

Neve Daniel

🇵🇸 Palestine

4 km awayPop. 2,315

Alon shvut

🇵🇸 Palestine

4 km awayPop. 3,151

Shuyūkh al ‘Arrūb

🇵🇸 Palestine

4 km awayPop. 1,527

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