Old City of Nablus
The Old City of Nablus is the historical center of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
The Old City of Nablus is the historical center of Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Known for its cultural, architectural, and social heritage, the Old City was founded as a Roman city, and remained an important urban center ever since. The Old City of Nablus was a center of commerce, with large souqs selling textiles, spices and Nabulsi soap. Today it includes more than 100 historical monumental buildings. The Old City has been repeatedly damaged by Israeli rockets and bombs, particularly during the Second Intifada, where it suffered "probably more than any other Palestinian city".
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Worth seeing in and around Old City of Nablus
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 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.
2.4 km · mountain in Judea and Samaria Area, Palestine · Wikipedia - 02Joseph'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.
2.4 km · funerary monument in Shechem · Wikipedia - 03Mount 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.
2 km · mountain in the immediate vicinity of the city of Nablus in the West Bank · Wikipedia - 04An-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.
1.6 km · University in State of Palestine · Wikipedia - 05Great 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.
800 m · mosque in Palestine · Wikipedia - 06An-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".
0 m · Mosque in Nablus, Palestine · Wikipedia - 07Al-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.
1.2 km · mosque in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia - 08Nabi Yahya Mosque
The Nabi Yahya Mosque is a mosque containing the traditional tomb of Yahya in Sebastia, Nablus. The mosque also reputedly contains the tombs of the prophets Elisha and Obadiah.
8.9 km · Mosque in Sebastia, Nablus, West Bank · Wikipedia - 09Tell 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.
2 km · site of an ancient Canaanite/Israelite city in the West Bank · Wikipedia - 10Nablus Football Stadium
The Nablus Football Stadium is a football stadium in Nablus, Palestine. It has a capacity of 30,000.
1.2 km · football stadium in Nablus, Palestine · Wikipedia
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Getting to Old City of Nablus
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 42 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 74 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 88 km
- Tel Aviv → Old City of Nablus48 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · ₪19–26
- Eilat → Old City of Nablus298 km · quickest by road, 6h 27m · ₪125–170
- Amman → Old City of Nablus71 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · JD5–7
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No local-transport research exists yet for Old City of Nablus
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 Nablus. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Ben Gurion it is cheapest to take a "sherut" (shared taxi) to the bus station on Nablus Road by Damascus Gate, and then follow the directions above to Nablus.
- Go nextShared minibus taxis (sherut/servees) leaving Nablus tend to congregate around the center of town and along the two-sided Al-Gazalah (Al-Hadadeen) Street going southeast out of town.
- Go nextTo get there by hitchhiking, take a sherut to Tubas (₪7.50) and from there hitchhike east through Tayasir and Aqabah to the highway #578 or #90, and then north past the Israeli checkpoint.
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Next door to Old City of Nablus
Old City of Nablus is 48 km from Tel Aviv, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Shechemancient Canaanite and Israelite city in central Samaria in the West Bank2 km
- Har BrakhaIsraeli settlement in Samaria2.9 km
- Sebastiamunicipality in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine8.6 km
- KedumimIsraeli settlement in the occupied West Bank9.8 km
- Itamar (Israeli settlement)Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank6.7 km
- Huwaramunicipality in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine7.4 km