Turmus‘ayyā
Turmus Ayya is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the West Bank.
Turmus Ayya is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the West Bank. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics recorded 2,464 residents in 2017. Many of the town's residents hold American citizenship. The American Friends Service Committee estimated that more than 80% of residents held U.S. citizenship in 2023. while Ynetnews reported a figure of more than 90%, citing the mayor. The Guardian reported in August 2026 that about 80% of residents were U.S. citizens from New York, Chicago, and Paterson, often returning to the town during the summer.
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Getting to Turmus‘ayyā
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 38 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 67 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 75 km
- Amman → Turmus‘ayyā63 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · JD4–5
- El Arish → Turmus‘ayyā174 km · quickest by road, 5h 20m · E£405–540
- Damascus → Turmus‘ayyā189 km · quickest by road, 4h 55m · $22–30
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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 Turmus‘ayyā
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 Turmus‘ayyā. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFor reaching other Palestinian cities, service taxis (shared taxis, pronounced servees) are preferable over Egged buses.
- 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 aroundShared taxis (servees) are common between Palestinian cities, and often the best means of travel.
- Get aroundMost shared taxis have fixed bus-stations, often car-parks near the centre of towns or cities.
From Wikivoyage: West Bank, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Turmus‘ayyā
Turmus‘ayyā is 28 km from East Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- ShilohBiblical city2.2 km
- ShiloIsraeli settlement2.3 km
- Sinjilmunicipality in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate2.1 km
- Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiyamunicipality in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate4 km
- Khirbet Abu Falahvillage council in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate2.7 km
- Qaryutvillage in the Nablus Governorate4 km