Biddu, Jerusalem
Biddu is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank.

Biddu is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 8,231 in 2017. Biddu is at an altitude of 806m to 834m. Giv'on HaHadasha lies 2 km east of Biddu.
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Worth seeing in and around Biddu, Jerusalem
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.
- 01Tomb of Samuel
The Tomb of Samuel (Arabic: النبي صموئيل, translit. an-Nabi Samu'il or Nebi Samwil, Hebrew: קבר שמואל הנביא, translit.
3.3 km · ancient site in Judea, Palestine · Wikipedia - 02St. Cleophas Church
The St. Cleophas Church or St.
1.2 km · church in El Qubeibeh, Palestine · Wikipedia - 03Khirbet Nij'm
Khirbet Nij'm is an archaeological site on the hill of Givat ha-Radar at Har Adar, in the West Bank. Salvage excavations carried out at the site uncovered a fortified structure identified as a fortress of the Persian–Hellenistic period, which was later reused as an Ottoman-period caravanserai.
1.6 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia - 04Khirbet Kefireh
Khirbet Kefireh, also Khirbet Kefire, Khirbet el-Kefirah, is an archeological site just north of the Palestinian town of Qatanna, West Bank. It is situated atop a hill covering about 4-5 acres.
3.7 km · archaeological site in State of Palestine · Wikipedia
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Getting to Biddu, Jerusalem
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 31 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 81 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 81 km
- Eilat → Biddu, Jerusalem254 km · quickest by air, 3h 46m · ₪320–510
- Amman → Biddu, Jerusalem77 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · JD4–6
- El Arish → Biddu, Jerusalem150 km · quickest by road, 4h 53m · E£350–470
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No local-transport research exists yet for Biddu, Jerusalem
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 Biddu, Jerusalem. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundYou are almost always advised to use Shared Taxis which will be quicker although marginally more expensive.
- Get aroundBuses, like shared taxis will also tend to wait until full before departing.
- Get aroundMost shared taxis have fixed bus-stations, often car-parks near the centre of towns or cities.
- Get aroundLarger minivans carry 7 passengers and inner-city shared taxis carry 4.
- Get aroundShared taxis are often distinguished with black stripes on front and back at the sides, particularly the normal-sized cars serving inner-city routes.
From Wikivoyage: Palestinian territories, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Biddu, Jerusalem
Biddu, Jerusalem is 9 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Mevaseret Ziontown in Israel near Jerusalem3.5 km
- Har AdarIsraeli settlement in the West Bank1.7 km
- Beit Iksavillage council in Jerusalem Governorate3.8 km
- Giv'on HaHadashaIsraeli settlement in the West Bank2 km
- Al-Qubayba, Jerusalemsmall Palestinian town1 km
- Qatannamunicipality in Jerusalem Governorate3.5 km