Israelite Samaritan village in West Bank
Kiryat Luza
Kiryat Luza is an Israelite Samaritan village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority. Kiryat Luza is home to roughly half of the world's total Samaritan population, with the other half located in the Israeli city of Holon.
How locals move
Getting around Kiryat Luza the local way
- Get inFrom Ben Gurion it is cheapest to take a "sherut" (shared taxi) to the bus station on Nablus Road by Damascus Gate, and then follow the directions above to Nablus.
- Go nextShared minibus taxis (sherut/servees) leaving Nablus tend to congregate around the center of town and along the two-sided Al-Gazalah (Al-Hadadeen) Street going southeast out of town.
- Go nextTo get there by hitchhiking, take a sherut to Tubas (₪7.50) and from there hitchhike east through Tayasir and Aqabah to the highway #578 or #90, and then north past the Israeli checkpoint.
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