Municipality type B in Jerusalem, Palestine
Bethany
Bethany, locally called in Arabic al-Eizariya or el-Aizariya, is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of Palestine, bordering East Jerusalem, in the West Bank.
The name al-Eizariya refers to the New Testament figure Lazarus of Bethany, who according to the Gospel of John, was raised from the dead by Jesus in the town. The traditional site of the miracle, the Tomb of Lazarus, in the city is a place of pilgrimage.
How locals move
Getting around Bethany the local way
- Get inShared taxis to Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron also leave from here.
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