Beitin
Beitin is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northeast of Ramallah along the Ramallah-Nablus road.
Beitin is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northeast of Ramallah along the Ramallah-Nablus road. The Palestinian village of Dura al-Qar' and Ein Yabrud lie to the north, Rammun to the east, Deir Dibwan to the southeast and al-Bireh to the southwest. The Israeli settlement of Beit El is northwest of Beitin.
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Worth seeing in and around Beitin
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is the largest mosque in al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine. Located in the Downtown district of the city, the mosque is named after the late Egyptian president and Arab leader Gamal Abdel Nasser.
4 km · mosque in the city of Al-Bireh, Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate · Wikipedia - 02Majed Asad Stadium
Majed Asad Stadium is a football stadium in Al-Bireh, Palestine. The stadium's construction was funded with aid from the French and German governments, and French footballer Lilian Thuram participated in the inauguration, taking the first kick of the Palestine Cup final.
2.7 km · football stadium in Palastine · Wikipedia - 03Khirbet el-Maqatir
Khirbet el-Maqatir is an archaeological site located in the central West Bank, between Deir Dibwan and Beitin. Occupation began with a fortified settlement in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, followed by an Iron Age highland village.
1.8 km · archaeological site in the West Bank · Wikipedia - 04Yovel Cave
Yovel Cave is a massive karst cave located near the Israeli settlement of Ofra in the Benjamin region. It is recognized as the largest natural underground site in Israel.
3.8 km · karst cave in Ofra, Israel · Wikipedia
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Getting to Beitin
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 34 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 71 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 75 km
- Eilat → Beitin265 km · quickest by road, 6h 4m · ₪110–145
- Amman → Beitin67 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · JD4–5
- El Arish → Beitin163 km · quickest by road, 5h 7m · E£390–520
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No local-transport research exists yet for Beitin
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Beitin. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Bethlehem take a shared taxi (Sherut/serviis) from the Bethlehem bus station at Manger St.
- Get inFrom Jericho take a shared taxi (Sherut/serviis) from the central roundabout with the garden in the middle.
- Get aroundAs the city center is relatively small, it is not hard to walk to most destinations downtown (including the old city.) Service shuttles (shared taxis) are also available from downtown to most suburbs and to the outskirts of the city at relatively low prices (₪2.5 inside the city and up to ₪6 to nearby towns and villages).
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Next door to Beitin
Beitin is 16 km from East Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Al-BirehCity in the West Bank, State of Palestine3.4 km
- AiCanaanite royal city2.5 km
- Beit ElIsraeli settlement in the West Bank2.2 km
- PsagotIsraeli settlement in the occupied West Bank3.5 km
- OfraIsraeli settlement in the West Bank3.7 km
- Ein Yabrudmunicipality in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine2.3 km