Municipality type D in Jenin, State of Palestine
Tura al-Gharbiya
Tura al Gharbiya is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate in the Northern area of the West Bank, located 14 kilometers West of Jenin close to the separation barrier.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 1,110 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,053 in 2017. The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in Tura al Gharbiya, the facilities are designated as MOH level 1.
How locals move
Getting around Tura al-Gharbiya the local way
- Get inThe most logical way to enter would be to fly into Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, take a taxi or mini-bus to Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, from there at one of Arab bus stations take bus 18 to Ramallah (₪6.50, less than an hour), cross into Ramallah and take a shared taxi from the central bus station to Jenin (₪35, 1.5-2 h).
- Get inYou then cross on foot and take a (shared) taxi or hitchhike the rest of the distance.
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