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Rās Karkar

West Bank, Palestine · Asia

About Rās Karkar

Rās Karkar works well as a base: 5 minutes from Jammālah, 22km from Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Rās Karkar is a town located in West Bank, Palestine. With a population of 1,641, it is an important destination in Asia.

On a road trip, Rās Karkar 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 Rās Karkar to your route.

About Rās Karkar

Ras Karkar (Arabic: رأس كركر) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. Ras Karkar is a small village situated atop a commanding hill. One of the throne villages of the late Ottoman

Read more period, It is home to a fortified sheikh house built during the early 19th century by the Simhan family. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,956 inhabitants in 2017.

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Where is Rās Karkar located?

Rās Karkar is located in West Bank, Palestine, Asia. The coordinates are 31.9424 latitude, 35.1077 longitude.

What is the population of Rās Karkar?

Rās Karkar has a population of approximately 1,641 people, making it a town in Palestine.

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Quick Information

Population
1,641
Continent
Asia
Country
Palestine
Region
West Bank
Timezone
Asia/Hebron
Coordinates
31.9424, 35.1077

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Worth the detour from Rās Karkar

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.

20 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.

22 km · about 25 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.

22 km · about 25 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.

22 km · about 25 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.

22 km · about 25 min drive

cathedral

Church of the Nativity

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

28 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Old Jaffa

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.

36 km · about 40 min drive

restaurant

Abu Hassan (Ali Karavan)

A Jaffa hummus counter running since 1971, famous for masabacha made with whole chickpeas and extra tahini. It sells out and closes by mid-afternoon, and the queue starts well before that.

36 km · about 40 min drive

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Rās Karkar.

Al Jāniyah

🇵🇸 Palestine

1 km awayPop. 1,147

Talmon

🇮🇱 Israel

3 km awayPop. 4,575

Dayr Ibzī‘

🇵🇸 Palestine

3 km awayPop. 2,041

Dolev

🇮🇱 Israel

3 km awayPop. 1,448

Kharbathā Banī Ḩārith

🇵🇸 Palestine

3 km awayPop. 2,808

Jammālah

🇵🇸 Palestine

4 km awayPop. 1,664

Bil‘īn

🇵🇸 Palestine

4 km awayPop. 1,678

Al Ittiḩād

🇵🇸 Palestine

4 km awayPop. 2,978

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