Ein Arik
Ein Arik is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 7 kilometers west of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Ein Arik is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 7 kilometers west of Ramallah in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 1,567 inhabitants consisting of Muslims (65%) and Christians (35%) in 2007 and a population of 1,774 in 2017.
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Worth seeing in and around Ein Arik
5 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.
- 01Beth Horon
Bethoron, also Beth-Horon, were two neighboring towns in ancient Israel, situated on the Gibeon–Aijalon road. They served as strategic points along the road, guarding the "ascent of Bethoron".
3.6 km · Biblical site and Jewish settlement until the Talmud period · Wikipedia - 02Khirbet Beit Sila
Khirbet Beit Sila is an archaeological site located south of Beitunia, in the central West Bank. It is situated in the historical Benjamin Hills area, above Nahal Modi'im and beside a secondary route that led from the Shephelah up to Jerusalem.
3.4 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia - 03Byzantine West Church of Khirbet et-Tireh
The Byzantine Church of Khirbet et-Tireh is the archaeological site of a ruined church located 2 kilometres west of the city of Ramallah in Palestine. The church was established in the 4th or 5th century, continued in use through the Umayyad period, and fell out of use after the mid-8th century.
3.9 km · church in Palestine · Wikipedia - 04Bir ed-Duwali
Bir ed-Duwali, Kh. Bir ed-Dawali or Kh.
2.7 km · archaeological site in the central West Bank · Wikipedia - 05Kh. el Kerena
Khirbet el-Kereina or Khirbet el-Qureina is an archaeological site located in the central West Bank, near Beit Ur al Fauqa.
2.9 km · archeological site · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ein Arik
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 27 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 80 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 83 km
- Eilat → Ein Arik262 km · quickest by road, 6h 1m · ₪115–155
- Amman → Ein Arik76 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · JD4.5–6
- El Arish → Ein Arik154 km · quickest by road, 4h 54m · E£375–500
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ein Arik
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 Ein Arik. 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 Ein Arik
Ein Arik is 16 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Beituniacity in the State of Palestine3 km
- DolevIsraeli settlement in the Occupied West Bank2.3 km
- TalmonIsraeli settlement in the occupied Palestinian West Bank3.6 km
- Beit HoronIsraeli settlement in the West Bank3.6 km
- Deir Ibzimunicipality in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate2.5 km
- Beit Ur al-Fauqamunicipality in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate3.6 km