Ofra
Ofra is an Israeli settlement located in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Ofra is an Israeli settlement located in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Located on the main road between Jerusalem and Nablus, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 3,110.
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Worth seeing in and around Ofra
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.
- 01Tall Asur
Tall Asur,, is an irregularly shaped plateau, marking the geographical boundary between Samaria to its north and Judea to its south. It is one of the highest points in the West Bank of the State of Palestine; with an altitude of approximately 1,020 metres above sea level.
3.5 km · mountain in Palestine · Wikipedia - 02Yovel Cave
Yovel Cave is a massive karst cave located near the Israeli settlement of Ofra in the Benjamin region. It is recognized as the largest natural underground site in Israel.
300 m · karst cave in Ofra, Israel · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ofra
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 36 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 69 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 74 km
- Amman → Ofra65 km · quickest by road, 2h 8m · JD3.5–5
- El Arish → Ofra167 km · quickest by road, 5h 5m · E£390–520
- Damascus → Ofra198 km · quickest by road, 4h 43m · $22–30
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ofra
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 Ofra. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Bethlehem take a shared taxi (Sherut/serviis) from the Bethlehem bus station at Manger St.
- Get inFrom Jericho take a shared taxi (Sherut/serviis) from the central roundabout with the garden in the middle.
- Get aroundAs the city center is relatively small, it is not hard to walk to most destinations downtown (including the old city.) Service shuttles (shared taxis) are also available from downtown to most suburbs and to the outskirts of the city at relatively low prices (₪2.5 inside the city and up to ₪6 to nearby towns and villages).
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Next door to Ofra
Ofra is 19 km from East Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Taybeh, Ramallahvillage in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine3.8 km
- Beit ElIsraeli settlement in the West Bank3.9 km
- Silwadtown in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate3.4 km
- BeitinPalestinian town3.7 km
- AmonaIsraeli settlement in Binyamin which was evacuated by the Israeli government1.6 km
- Ein Yabrudmunicipality in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine1.4 km