ancient ruins
Caesarea Maritima
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Ya‘bad
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Ya‘bad
Ya‘bad is worth a stop: 5 minutes from H̱innanit, 58km from Sea of Galilee.
Ya‘bad is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 13,000 people. The nearest town is H̱innanit, about 4 km away.
Ya'bad (Arabic: يعبد) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, 20 kilometers west of Jenin, in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine. It is a major agricultural town, with most of its land covered with olive groves and grain fields. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had aRead more
population of 13,640 in 2007 and 16,012 in 2017. Its mayor is Samer Abu Baker who was elected in 2005. The Israeli settlement of Mevo Dotan is built on Ya'bad's land.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ya‘bad?
Within an hour or so of Ya‘bad: Caesarea Maritima (27 km), Mount Arbel (52 km), Akko (Acre) (54 km), Ajloun Castle (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Ya‘bad?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway.
Where is Ya‘bad?
Ya‘bad is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from H̱innanit.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,477
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 32.4457, 35.1682
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Worth the detour from Ya‘bad
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Mount Arbel
A cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
52 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
Akko (Acre)
A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
54 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Ajloun Castle
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
54 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Sea of Galilee
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
58 km · about 65 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.
59 km · about 70 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.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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- 52 kmMount ArbelA cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
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