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Ras Karkar
Palestinian village in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine

Ras Karkar

Ras Karkar is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank.

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How locals move

Getting around Ras Karkar 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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