Bīr Nabālā
Bir Nabala is a Palestinian enclave town in the West Bank located eight kilometers northeast of Jerusalem, in Palestine.
Bir Nabala is a Palestinian enclave town in the West Bank located eight kilometers northeast of Jerusalem, in Palestine. In mid-year 2006, it had an estimated population of 6,100 residents. By 2017, the population was 6,004 Three Bedouin tribes — Abu Dhak, Tel al ‘Adassa and Jahalin — live in Bir Nabala. Bir Nabala has a built-up area of 1,904 dunams, which combined with nearby al-Jib, Beit Hanina al Balad and al-Judeira form an enclave in the Seam Zone, walled in by the Israeli West Bank barrier.
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Worth seeing in and around Bīr Nabālā
8 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.
- 01Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium is an association football stadium on Dahiat al'Barid Street of Al-Ram in Jerusalem Governorate, Palestine. It is one of the home stadiums of the Palestine national football team.
2.8 km · football stadium in Al-Ram · Wikipedia - 02Tomb of Samuel
The Tomb of Samuel (Arabic: النبي صموئيل, translit. an-Nabi Samu'il or Nebi Samwil, Hebrew: קבר שמואל הנביא, translit.
2.9 km · ancient site in Judea, Palestine · Wikipedia - 03Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque
The Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque is the largest mosque in the Palestinian old town of Beit Hanina, located northeast of Jerusalem, in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine. The mosque is named after a Muslim man who lived in the town and worked as collector of olive products.
3.4 km · mosque in Jerusalem · Wikipedia - 04Ramot Mall
Ramot Mall is an indoor/outdoor shopping mall in Ramot, a neighborhood or Israeli settlement in northwest East Jerusalem. Opened in September 2011, it is the second-largest shopping center in Jerusalem.
3.8 km · shopping mall · Wikipedia - 05Pool of Gibeon
The Pool of Gibeon is a site in Gibeon mentioned a number of times in the Hebrew Bible. Archeological evidence locates the historical site of the pool in the village of Jib, in the West Bank Palestinian territories.
1.4 km · site in Gibeon mentioned a number of times in the Hebrew Bible · Wikipedia - 06Khirbat el-Lathain
Khirbat el-Latatin is a ruin in the West Bank located about 300 meters north of the Israeli settlement of Givat Ze'ev, north west of Jerusalem, on a hill 760 meters above sea level covering an area of about four dunams.
3.7 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia - 07Khirbet 'Adasa
Khirbet 'Adash is an archaeological site located in northern Jerusalem.
1.4 km · archaeological site in Jerusalem, Palestine · Wikipedia - 08Khirbet al-Biyar
Khirbet al-Biyar is an archaeological site located near Beit Hanina, northwest of Jerusalem, at the foot of the Nabi Samwil ridge, in the West Bank. Covering roughly 20 dunams, the site preserves evidence of occupation, though not continuously, from the Iron Age through the Early Islamic period.
2.3 km · archaeological site in the central West Bank · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bīr Nabālā
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 35 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 76 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 76 km
- Stations
- Jerusalem International Airport, 2.3 km
- Amman → Bīr Nabālā71 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · JD4–5
- El Arish → Bīr Nabālā156 km · quickest by road, 4h 53m · E£365–485
- Damascus → Bīr Nabālā211 km · quickest by road, 4h 52m · $22–31
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bīr Nabālā
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 Bīr Nabālā. 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.
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Next door to Bīr Nabālā
Bīr Nabālā is 8 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Giv'at Ze'evIsraeli town in the West Bank3.3 km
- Gibeonancient city north of Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible1.4 km
- Al-Rammunicipality in Jerusalem Governorate3.1 km
- Beit Haninavillage council in Jerusalem Governorate2.8 km
- KalandiaPalestinian village located in the West Bank1.4 km
- Kafr 'Aqab اسرائيلmunicipality in Jerusalem Governorate3.2 km