Kiryat Luza

Worth seeing in and around Kiryat Luza

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.

1. 01
   Mount Gerizim

   Mount Gerizim is one of two mountains near the Palestinian city of Nablus and the biblical city of Shechem, located in the north of Palestine's West Bank. It forms the southern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the northern side being formed by Mount Ebal.

   500 m · mountain in Judea and Samaria Area, Palestine · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Joseph's Tomb

   Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located in Balata village at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 m northwest of Jacob's Well, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus. It has been venerated throughout the ages by Samaritans, for whom it is the second holiest site; by Jews; by Christians; and by Muslims, some of whom view it as the location of a local sheikh, Yusef al-Dwaik or Dawiqat, who died in the 18th century.

   1.8 km · funerary monument in Shechem · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mount Ebal

   Mount Ebal is one of the two mountains near the city of Nablus in the West Bank, and forms the northern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the southern side being formed by Mount Gerizim. The mountain is one of the highest peaks in the West Bank and rises to 935 m above sea level, some 60 m higher than Mount Gerizim.

   3.4 km · mountain in the immediate vicinity of the city of Nablus in the West Bank · Wikipedia
4. 04
   An-Najah National University

   An-Najah National University is a non-governmental public university governed by a board of trustees in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine. The university has 22,000 students and 300 professors in 19 faculties.

   3.1 km · University in State of Palestine · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Great Mosque of Nablus

   The Great Mosque of Nablus is the oldest and largest mosque in the city of Nablus, in the State of Palestine. It was originally built as a Byzantine church and was converted into a mosque during the early Islamic era.

   1.6 km · mosque in Palestine · Wikipedia
6. 06
   An-Nasr Mosque

   An-Nasr Mosque is a mosque located in Nablus, Palestine. It is situated in the central square of the Old City of Nablus and is donned as the "symbol of Nablus".

   1.9 km · Mosque in Nablus, Palestine · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Al-Khadra Mosque

   The Al-Khadra Mosque also known as Hizn Sidna Yaq'ub Mosque, is a mosque situated on the lower slopes of Mount Gerizim in the southwestern quarter of the Old City of Nablus in the West Bank of the State of Palestine.

   1 km · mosque in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Tell Balata

   Tell Balata is an archaeological site in the West Bank near Nablus, Palestine, that includes the remains of an ancient Canaanite city, associated since 1913 with the Biblical city of Shechem. The built-up area of Balata, a Palestinian village and suburb of Nablus, covers about one-third of the tell, and overlooks a vast plain to the east.

   1.6 km · site of an ancient Canaanite/Israelite city in the West Bank · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Nablus Football Stadium

   The Nablus Football Stadium is a football stadium in Nablus, Palestine. It has a capacity of 30,000.

   3 km · football stadium in Nablus, Palestine · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Hanbali Mosque, Nablus

    The Hanbali Mosque is a mosque in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine. The mosque is situated off Jama'a Kabir Street, south of Martyr's Square, and west of the Great Mosque of Nablus.

    2 km · mosque in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kiryat Luza

Airports

Ben Gurion (TLV), 42 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 73 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 87 km

• Tel Aviv → Kiryat Luza

  48 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · ₪20–27
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• Eilat → Kiryat Luza

  296 km · quickest by road, 6h 43m · ₪125–170
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• Amman → Kiryat Luza

  69 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · JD5–7
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