Givat Zeev
Giv'at Ze'ev is an urban Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a city council, five kilometers northwest of Jerusalem.
Giv'at Ze'ev is an urban Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a city council, five kilometers northwest of Jerusalem. The settlement was founded in 1977 on the site of the abandoned Jordanian military camp, adjacent to the site of ancient Gibeon. While it lies within the borders of the Matte Binyamin Regional Council, it is a separate municipal entity. In 2024 it had a population of 25,104.
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Worth seeing in and around Givat Zeev
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.
- 01Tomb of Samuel
The Tomb of Samuel (Arabic: النبي صموئيل, translit. an-Nabi Samu'il or Nebi Samwil, Hebrew: קבר שמואל הנביא, translit.
3.6 km · ancient site in Judea, Palestine · Wikipedia - 02Pool 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.
2.4 km · site in Gibeon mentioned a number of times in the Hebrew Bible · Wikipedia - 03Khirbet 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.
2 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia - 04Khirbat 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.
600 m · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia - 05Bir ed-Duwali
Bir ed-Duwali, Kh. Bir ed-Dawali or Kh.
2.9 km · archaeological site in the central West Bank · Wikipedia
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Getting to Givat Zeev
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 31 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 79 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 79 km
- Amman → Givat Zeev74 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · JD4–6
- El Arish → Givat Zeev154 km · quickest by road, 4h 49m · E£375–500
- Damascus → Givat Zeev211 km · quickest by road, 4h 52m · $23–31
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No local-transport research exists yet for Givat Zeev
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 Givat Zeev. 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 Givat Zeev
Givat Zeev is 10 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Gibeonancient city north of Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible2.4 km
- Beituniacity in the State of Palestine2.8 km
- KalandiaPalestinian village located in the West Bank3.6 km
- Giv'on HaHadashaIsraeli settlement in the West Bank2.1 km
- Jib, Jerusalemvillage council in Jerusalem Governorate2 km
- Bir Nabalavillage council in Jerusalem Governorate3.3 km