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Birzeit
Palestinian Christian town north of Ramallah, West Bank

Birzeit

Birzeit, also Bir Zeit, is a Palestinian Christian town north of Ramallah, in the West Bank.

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Its population in the 2017 census was 5,878. Birzeit is home to Birzeit University and to the Birzeit Brewery.

How locals move

Getting around Birzeit the local way

  • Get inFrom Bethlehem take a shared taxi (Sherut/serviis) from the Bethlehem bus station at Manger St.
  • Get inFrom Jericho take a shared taxi (Sherut/serviis) from the central roundabout with the garden in the middle.
  • Get aroundAs the city center is relatively small, it is not hard to walk to most destinations downtown (including the old city.) Service shuttles (shared taxis) are also available from downtown to most suburbs and to the outskirts of the city at relatively low prices (₪2.5 inside the city and up to ₪6 to nearby towns and villages).

From Wikivoyage: Ramallah, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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