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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
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Silwād
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Silwād
Silwād works well as a base: 5 minutes from Dūrā al Qar‘, 43km from Dead Sea.
Silwād is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 7,000 people. The nearest town is Dūrā al Qar‘, about 4 km away.
Silwad (Arabic: سلواد) is a Palestinian town located north-east of Ramallah, about 5 km away from the Nablus-Jerusalem highway of the West Bank, in the State of Palestine. Silwad's altitude is about 851 meters above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a populationRead more
of 6,342 inhabitants in 2017.
Silwad is thought to have been built upon ruins dating back to the Mamluk and Early Ottoman eras. During the Ottoman period, it was primarily inhabited by people of Bedouin origin. It was previously recorded under the name of "Lisan el-Wadi".
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What is there to see near Silwād?
Within an hour or so of Silwād: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (22 km), Jerusalem Old City (22 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (22 km), Dome of the Rock (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Silwād?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Silwād?
Silwād is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from Dūrā al Qar‘.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,006
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 31.9763, 35.2613
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Worth the detour from Silwād
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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
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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
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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
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
31 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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