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Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Khārās
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Khārās
Khārās works well as a base: 10 minutes from Surif City, 36km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
Khārās is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 6,900 people. The nearest town is Surif City, about 5 km away.
Kharas (Arabic: خاراس) is a Palestinian town in the southern State of Palestine, located twelve kilometers northwest of Hebron, part of the Hebron Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 9,139 inhabitants in 2017. It is situated at the northern mouth of theRead more
Wadi ’Arab near the ruins of 'Elah. Nearby towns include Nuba and Beit Ula to the south, Surif to the north and Halhul to the east. It has a total land area of 6,781 dunams.
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What is there to see near Khārās?
Within an hour or so of Khārās: Church of the Nativity (19 km), Yad Vashem (22 km), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (25 km), Jerusalem Old City (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Khārās?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Khārās?
Khārās is in West Bank, Palestine, about 5 km from Surif City.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,885
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 31.6148, 35.0417
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Worth the detour from Khārās
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
22 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.
25 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.
26 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.
26 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.
26 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Masada
An ancient Roman fortress atop an isolated rock plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, site of the last Jewish stand against Rome in 73 CE.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Khārās
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 79 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.
- 80 kmScorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.
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