Rujeib

Worth seeing in and around Rujeib

6 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.

1. 01
   Mount 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.

   2.1 km · mountain in Judea and Samaria Area, Palestine · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Joseph'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.

   2.5 km · funerary monument in Shechem · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Great 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.

   3.7 km · mosque in Palestine · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Al-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.

   3.2 km · mosque in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Tell 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.

   2.7 km · site of an ancient Canaanite/Israelite city in the West Bank · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Mount Gerizim Temple

   The Mount Gerizim Temple was an ancient Samaritan center of worship located on Mount Gerizim originally constructed in the mid-5th century BCE, reconstructed in the early 2nd century BCE, and destroyed later in that same century. The temple is attested in several historical sources, both literary and epigraphical, including references in 2 Maccabees from the second century BCE and two Greek inscriptions found on the island of Delos, also dating to the same period, which mention a sanctuary on the mountain.

   2.1 km · samaritan temple (5th century–c. 110 BCE) · Wikipedia

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Getting to Rujeib

Airports

Ben Gurion (TLV), 43 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 70 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 84 km

• Tel Aviv → Rujeib

  50 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · ₪21–28
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• Eilat → Rujeib

  295 km · quickest by road, 6h 31m · ₪125–170
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• Amman → Rujeib

  67 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · JD5–7
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