Qalqas
Qilqis is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Beit Haggai.
Qilqis is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Beit Haggai. The village is in the Hebron Governorate in the Southern West Bank.
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Worth seeing in and around Qalqas
5 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.
- 01Al-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.
3.9 km · Mosque in Hebron, Palestine · Wikipedia - 02Abraham Avinu Synagogue
The Abraham Avinu Synagogue is a synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter of Avraham Avinu in the Old City of Hebron, West Bank, Palestine. Built by Sephardic Jews led by Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi in 1540, its domed structure represented the physical center of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Hebron.
3.7 km · Synagogue in the city of Hebron · Wikipedia - 03Old 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.
3.7 km · ancient Jewish Cemetery in Hebron · Wikipedia - 04Tomb of Jesse and Ruth
The tomb of Jesse and Ruth is an ancient tomb with a small Jewish synagogue, located within the ruin of Deir Al Arba'een in the Tel Rumeida section of Hebron. Francesco Quaresmi in the early 17th century reported that Turks and Orientals generally believed the structure contained the tombs of Jesse and Ruth.
3.6 km · ancient tomb, synagogue and archaeological site in Hebron · Wikipedia - 05Deir Al Arba'een
Deir Al Arba'een, also Masha'ad Al Arba'een, is a ruined building approximately 300 meters to the West of the Old City of Hebron. It is considered the most notable ancient structure on Tel Rumeida.
3.6 km · building in State of Palestine · Wikipedia
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Getting to Qalqas
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 61 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 89 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 100 km
- Tel Aviv → Qalqas72 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · ₪34–46
- Amman → Qalqas95 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · JD6–8
- El Arish → Qalqas130 km · quickest by road, 3h 51m · E£280–375
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Qalqas
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 Qalqas. 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 Qalqas
Qalqas is 33 km from Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Cavern of the Patriarchsseries of caves located in the heart of the old city of Hebron3.9 km
- Old City of Hebronhistorical city center controlled by Palestinian Authority3.9 km
- Beit HagaiIsraeli settlement in the West Bank1.5 km
- al-Heilamunicipality type D in Hebron, State of Palestine2.3 km
- ar-Rihiyavillage council in Hebron Governorate3.3 km