Nitaf
Nitaf was a small, short-lived Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict.
Nitaf was a small, short-lived Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was established in the early 20th century. It was forcefully depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 15, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Dani. It was located 17 km west of Jerusalem, just north of Bayt Thul.
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Worth seeing in and around Nitaf
2 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.
- 01Hurvat Mezad
Horvat Mazad or Khirbet el-Qasr is an archaeological site located in the Jerusalem District of Israel. Occupied intermittently from the Late Bronze Age to the modern period, its main phase occurred between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, when it was developed into a fortified complex by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties before being abandoned during the First Jewish–Roman War.
2.5 km · archaeological site in Judea, Israel · Wikipedia - 02Khirbet Kefireh
Khirbet Kefireh, also Khirbet Kefire, Khirbet el-Kefirah, is an archeological site just north of the Palestinian town of Qatanna, West Bank. It is situated atop a hill covering about 4-5 acres.
4 km · archaeological site in State of Palestine · Wikipedia
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Getting to Nitaf
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 26 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 89 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 89 km
- Eilat → NitafTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Amman → NitafTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- El Arish → NitafTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
No local-transport research exists yet for Nitaf
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 Nitaf. 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 Nitaf
Nitaf is 16 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Mevo HoronIsraeli settlement in Emek Ayalon3.1 km
- Beit Liqyamunicipality in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate3.6 km
- Bayt Nubavillage in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine3.6 km
- Neve Ilanhuman settlement in Israel3.4 km
- Bayt Thulvillage in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine1.8 km