Qalqilya
Qalqilya or Qalqiliya is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, which serves as the administrative center of the Qalqilya Governorate.
The city had a population of 51,683 in 2017. Qalqilya is surrounded by the Israeli West Bank wall, with a narrow gap in the east controlled by the Israeli military and a tunnel to the Palestinian town of Hableh. Qalqilya is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority, while remaining under Israeli military occupation.
Getting to Qalqilya
From Ramallah there's a bus which runs once a day to Qalqilya. You can also take a bus to Tulkarem and change in Al-Funduq. Alternatively there are probably service buses going from Nablus, but it's not sure.
Worth seeing
- 01Qalqilya Zoo
It houses 170 animals, a small Natural History museum, a children's entertainment park, and on-site restaurants.
Things to do
The separation wall surrounds the city. You can go out to the edges of the city and walk along it.
Getting around Qalqilya the local way
- Get inShared taxi vans ("sherut") cover the same route on the Sabbath.
- Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Herzliya, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.
From Wikivoyage: Herzliya, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. That article was last edited 2024-07, so a service it names may have changed or stopped.
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