Ḩūsān
Husan is a Palestinian town located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate.
Husan is a Palestinian town located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Husan had a population of 7,048 in 2017.
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Worth seeing in and around Ḩūsān
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.
- 01Judaean Mountains
The Judaean Mountains, or Judaean Hills or the Hebron Hills is a mountain range in the West Bank of Palestine, and Israel where Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron and several other biblical sites are located. The mountains reach a height of 1,026 metres.
5.7 km · mountain range in Israel and the West Bank · Wikipedia - 02Ain Sakhri lovers
The Ain Sakhri figurine or Ain Sakhri Lovers is a Natufian sculpture that was found in one of the Ain Sakhri caves near Bethlehem. It is approximately 11,000 years old and thought to be the oldest known representation of two people engaged in sexual intercourse.
5.9 km · prehistoric sculpture · Wikipedia - 03Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, popularly known as the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, is a zoo located in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is famous for its Afro-Asiatic collection of wildlife, many of which are described in the Hebrew Bible, as well as for its success in breeding endangered species.
6 km · zoo in Jerusalem · Wikipedia - 04Yad Kennedy
Yad Kennedy, located in the Mateh Yehuda Region near Jerusalem, is a memorial to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. The 60-foot-high memorial is shaped like the stump of a felled tree, symbolizing a life cut short.
4.3 km · Memorial in Mateh Yehuda Region, Israel · Wikipedia - 05Betar
Betar was an ancient Jewish town in the Judaean Mountains, continuously inhabited since the Iron Age and up until the 2nd century CE. It is most famously known as the final stronghold of the Bar Kokhba Revolt. It was besieged and destroyed by the Romans in 135 CE. Betar appears in various ancient sources, including the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds, as well as in midrashic literature and Patristic writings.
2.2 km · last Judah's fort held in the Bar Kokhba's revolt and adjacent modern locations · Wikipedia - 06Al-Hamadiyya Mosque
The Al-Hamadiyya Mosque is a mosque in the town of al-Khader, west of Bethlehem, in the State of Palestine. The mosque was built in the early 15th century and was restored by the town's residents in the 1990s.
3.1 km · mosque in al-Khader, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia - 07Cremisan
The Cremisan Valley is a valley located in Palestine on the Seam Zone between the West Bank and Jerusalem. The valley is one of the last green areas in the Bethlehem district, with vast stretches of agricultural lands and recreational grounds.
4.1 km · monastery near Jerusalem, Israel · Wikipedia - 08Al-Khader Stadium
Al-Khader Stadium is an international football stadium in al-Khader, Palestine. It was inaugurated on August 6, 2007 with a match between local team Shabab Al-Khadr, and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, an Israeli Arab team from Nazareth.
2.6 km · stadium in Al-Khader, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia - 09Bethlehem Convention Palace
The Bethlehem Convention Palace, run by the Convention Palace Company, is a convention center facility in Bethlehem, Palestine. The building includes a main meeting hall, exhibition gallery, theatre, meeting rooms, gardens, interfaith prayer room and cafeteria.
3.9 km · building in Bethlehem · Wikipedia - 10Israel aquarium
The Gottesman Family Israel Aquarium is a public aquarium in Jerusalem, Israel that was opened on June 19, 2017. The aquarium focuses on Israel's marine environment - the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Galilee, and the Dead Sea.
4.9 km · a public aquarium in Israel inaugurated on 19.6.2017 · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ḩūsān
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 41 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 81 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 86 km
- Stations
- Jerusalem – Biblical Zoo Railway Station, 5.6 km
- Tel Aviv → Ḩūsān53 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · ₪25–34
- Amman → Ḩūsān81 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · JD4.5–6
- El Arish → Ḩūsān143 km · quickest by road, 4h 26m · E£335–445
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ḩūsān
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 Ḩūsān. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAlso, shared taxis (sherut/servees) leave from nearby Damascus Gate and manage the trip in 20 min.
- Get inFrom Ramallah many shared taxis (sherut/servees) leave for Bethlehem.
- Get inThe trip from Hebron with the final stop at the very bottom floor of the (only shared taxis (sherut)) will deliver you for less than ₪10.
- Get inFrom Jericho take a shared taxis (sherut/servees) for ₪12 to , a town/junction east of Jerusalem, identified with Bethany from the New Testament.
- Get inFrom the junction take another shared taxis to Bethlehem bus station (₪5-10).
From Wikivoyage: Bethlehem, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
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Next door to Ḩūsān
Ḩūsān is 10 km from Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.