Old City of Hebron
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters (660 ft) west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Today's Old City was settled in Greek or Roman times. It became the center of the overall Hebron site during the Abbasid Caliphate.
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Worth seeing in and around Old City of 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.
6 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.
3.1 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.
3.5 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.
2.6 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.
2.5 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.
1.4 km · 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.
200 m · 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.
7.5 km · stadium in Dura, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia - 09Old 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.
900 m · ancient Jewish Cemetery in Hebron · Wikipedia - 10Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque
The Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, also known as the Shaykh Ali al-Baka Mosque, is a 13th-century mosque in the northwestern section of the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank, Palestine. It is situated in the Harat ash-Sheikh quarter, one of the Old City's quarters, which is named after the mosque.
600 m · mosque in Hebron, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia
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Getting to Old City of Hebron
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 58 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 87 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 97 km
- Tel Aviv → Old City of Hebron69 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · ₪33–44
- Eilat → Old City of Hebron219 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · ₪90–120
- Amman → Old City of Hebron92 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · JD5–7
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No local-transport research exists yet for Old City of 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 Old City of 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 Old City of Hebron
Old City of Hebron is 29 km from Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- HebronPalestian city in the occupied West Bank1.4 km
- Yattacity of the Palestinian National Authority8.8 km
- Halhulcity in the Palestinian National Authority6 km
- Dura, HebronCity controlled by the State of Palestine7.9 km
- Kiryat ArbaCommunity and local council in near Hebron1 km
- Sa'irmunicipality in Hebron Governorate6.6 km