Hebron
Hebron is a city in the southern West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Hebron Governorate, which is the largest in the West Bank.
Hebron is a city in the southern West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Hebron Governorate, which is the largest in the West Bank. It is located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Jerusalem. The population inside in the city limits is 201,063, while the adjacent metropolitan area within the governorate is home to over 700,000 people. Hebron spans across an area of 74.1 square kilometers (28.6 sq mi). It is the third largest city in the country after Gaza and East Jerusalem. Hebron is often considered one of the Four Holy Cities in Judaism. It is also venerated in Christianity and Islam.
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Worth seeing in and around Hebron
10 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.
- 01Mount 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.
5.7 km · Hill in Palestine · Wikipedia - 02Hebron 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.
2.4 km · university in Palestine · Wikipedia - 03Mamre
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.
3.2 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia - 04Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery
The Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Al Maskobiya, is a Russian Orthodox monastery and church in Hebron, Palestine, founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre.
1.5 km · church in Hebron, Palestine · Wikipedia - 05Oak of Mamre
The Oak of Mamre or Oak of Sibta at Khirbet es-Sibte or Ain Sibta in Hebron in the West Bank, is a site venerated by some as the "Oak of Abraham". It is distinct from the more ancient site of Mamre.
1.3 km · venerated site in the West Bank · Wikipedia - 06Palestine Polytechnic University
Palestine Polytechnic University is a university located in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. The school was founded in 1978 by the University Graduates Union.
600 m · university in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia - 07Al-Jawali Mosque
Al-Jawali Mosque or Amir Sanjar al-Jawli Mosque is a mosque in Hebron, Palestine, located in the southwestern corner of the Old City and part of the Ibrahimi Mosque sanctuary.
1.4 km · Mosque in Hebron, Palestine · Wikipedia - 08Dura International Stadium
Dura International Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Dura in the Hebron Governorate, Palestine. It was opened in 1965 and was renovated in 1999 and 2011.
6.6 km · stadium in Dura, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia - 09Abraham Avinu Synagogue
The Abraham Avinu Synagogue is a synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter of Avraham Avinu in the Old City of Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. Built by Sephardic Jews led by Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi in 1540, its domed structure represented the physical center of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Hebron.
1.1 km · Synagogue in the city of Hebron · Wikipedia - 10Old Jewish Cemetery, Hebron
The old Jewish cemetery in Hebron is located on a hill to the west of the Tomb of Machpela. It has been used as a Jewish cemetery for hundreds of years.
400 m · ancient Jewish Cemetery in Hebron · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Walk around, cross the gates and experience this distinct example of a divided city. Just the separation and how people are dealing with it, is very interesting to see. Walking through the
- 01Old Town/Market
See Hebron transforming into a ghost town on Friday afternoon, when it is a public holiday.
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Where to eat
Buy some tabun (large, soft, round) bread in the Bab il Zaweya quarter and pick up a container of hummus nearby and you are set. Falafel is one of the most famous "snacks" in Palestine in general. Hebron has many famous falafel restaurants that are always crowded because of their tasty falafel. Grab your sandwich for ₪3 and enjoy.
- 01Abu Saadee Falafel
- 02Falafel No
2 (right after Abu Saadee).
- 03Falafel Shorla
Ein Sarah Street (500 m in on Ein Sarah Street).
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Getting to Hebron
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 57 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 88 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 98 km
- Tel Aviv → Hebron68 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · ₪33–44
- Amman → Hebron93 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · JD5–7
- El Arish → Hebron131 km · quickest by road, 3h 57m · E£285–380
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Hebron
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 Hebron. 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 Hebron
Hebron is 29 km from Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Cavern of the Patriarchsseries of caves located in the heart of the old city of Hebron1.4 km
- Yattacity of the Palestinian National Authority9 km
- Halhulcity in the Palestinian National Authority5.6 km
- Dura, HebronCity controlled by the State of Palestine7 km
- Kiryat ArbaCommunity and local council in near Hebron2.1 km
- Old City of Hebronhistorical city center controlled by Palestinian Authority1.1 km