Rāfāt
Worth seeing in and around Rāfāt
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.
- 01Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is the largest mosque in al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine. Located in the Downtown district of the city, the mosque is named after the late Egyptian president and Arab leader Gamal Abdel Nasser.
4 km · mosque in the city of Al-Bireh, Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate · Wikipedia - 02Orthodox Church of Ramallah
The Greek Orthodox Church of Transfiguration is a church in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. It was inaugurated in 1852.
3.7 km · church in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia - 03Holy Family Church, Ramallah
The Holy Family Church is a Catholic Church in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine.
3.9 km · church in Ramallah, Palestine · Wikipedia - 04Al-Manara Square
Al-Manara Square is a town square located in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine.
4 km · public square in Ramallah, Palestine · Wikipedia - 05Tell en-Nasbeh
Tell en-Nasbeh, possibly the biblical city of Mizpah, is a 3.2 hectare tell located on a low plateau 12 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank.
2.8 km · archaeological site north of Jerusalem, in the West Bank · Wikipedia - 06Mövenpick Hotel Ramallah
The Millennium Palestine Ramallah Hotel is a five-star hotel located in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. It cost $42.5 million to build.
3 km · building in Ramallah, Palestine · Wikipedia - 07Pool of Gibeon
The Pool of Gibeon is a site in Gibeon mentioned a number of times in the Hebrew Bible. Archeological evidence locates the historical site of the pool in the village of Jib, in the West Bank Palestinian territories.
2.7 km · site in Gibeon mentioned a number of times in the Hebrew Bible · Wikipedia - 08Khirbet Beit Sila
Khirbet Beit Sila is an archaeological site located south of Beitunia, in the central West Bank. It is situated in the historical Benjamin Hills area, above Nahal Modi'im and beside a secondary route that led from the Shephelah up to Jerusalem.
3.5 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia - 09Khirbat el-Lathain
Khirbat el-Latatin is a ruin in the West Bank located about 300 meters north of the Israeli settlement of Givat Ze'ev, north west of Jerusalem, on a hill 760 meters above sea level covering an area of about four dunams.
2.3 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia - 10Khirbet 'Adasa
Khirbet 'Adash is an archaeological site located in northern Jerusalem.
3.4 km · archaeological site in Jerusalem, Palestine · Wikipedia
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Getting to Rāfāt
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 33 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 76 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 78 km
- Stations
- Jerusalem International Airport, 2.7 km
- Amman → Rāfāt72 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · JD4–6
- El Arish → Rāfāt156 km · quickest by road, 5h · E£375–495
- Damascus → Rāfāt209 km · quickest by road, 4h 55m · $23–31
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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 Rāfāt
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 Rāfāt. 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 Rāfāt
Rāfāt is 10 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ramallahcity in the State of Palestine3 km
- Giv'at Ze'evIsraeli town in the West Bank2.2 km
- Gibeonancient city north of Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible2.7 km
- Beituniacity in the State of Palestine3 km
- Mizpah in Benjamincity of the tribe of Benjamin referred to in the Hebrew Bible2.8 km
- KalandiaPalestinian village located in the West Bank1.7 km