Ḩalḩūl
Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern part of the West Bank, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine.
Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern part of the West Bank, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine. The town, bordered by Sa'ir and al-Shuyukh to the east, Beit Ummar and al-Arroub refugee camp to the north, and Kharas and Nuba westwards, is located 916 m above sea level, and is the highest inhabited place in the State of Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 27,031 inhabitants in 2017.
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Worth seeing in and around Ḩalḩūl
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.
- 01Hebron University
Hebron University is a non-profit, public university in the city of Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. It has an undergraduate enrollment of more than 10,000 students.
3.3 km · university in Palestine · Wikipedia - 02Mamre
Mamre, full name "Oaks of Mamre", refers to an ancient religious site originally focused on a single holy tree growing "since time immemorial" at Hebron in Canaan. It is best known from the biblical story of Abraham and the three visitors.
2.6 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia - 03Mount Nabi Yunis
Nabi Yunis is the highest point in the State of Palestine, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of Halhul, Hebron Governorate, and is part of the Judean Mountains.
600 m · Hill in Palestine · Wikipedia - 04Beth-zur
Beth-Zur is a biblical site of historic and archaeological importance in the mountains of Hebron in southern Judea, now part of the West Bank. Beth Zur is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible and the writings of the Roman Jewish historian Josephus.
500 m · archaeological site in West Bank, Israel · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ḩalḩūl
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 52 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 86 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 95 km
- Tel Aviv → Ḩalḩūl63 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · ₪30–40
- Amman → Ḩalḩūl90 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · JD5–7
- El Arish → Ḩalḩūl134 km · quickest by road, 4h 8m · E£290–390
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ḩalḩūl
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 Ḩalḩūl. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextNearby popular sights in the West Bank, that allow for a day trip from Hebron, include Tor-Safa Cave, Taffuh Underground Church, Tomb of Prophet Lot and Birkat al-Karmil (Holy Pool).
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Next door to Ḩalḩūl
Ḩalḩūl is 24 km from Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sa'irmunicipality in Hebron Governorate3.9 km
- Karmei TzurIsraeli settlement in the West bank3.4 km
- Beit Kahilmunicipality in Hebron Governorate3.3 km
- Beit Einunvillage council in Hebron Governorate3.3 km