Banī Qays
in West Bank, Palestinian Territory
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Bar Yehuda Airfield (20 mi) - Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (27 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (38 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (47 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (54 mi) - Ein Yahav Airfield (60 mi)
- Amman-Marka International Airport (61 mi)
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El Gora Airport (65 mi) - Ovda International Airport (108 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (156 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (162 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
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Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 16 mi) - Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Petra (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Miẕpé Har’el (observation point, (24 mi)
- Miẕpé Neftoaẖ (observation point, (22 mi)
- Miẕpé Kerem (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Nof (observation point, (21 mi)
- Miẕpé Massu’a (observation point, (17 mi)
- Miẕpé Mo’ab (observation point, (17 mi)
- Miẕpé Eshta‘ol (observation point, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.491 and 35.115 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 29' 28" and E 35° 6' 53"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:24 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Hebron
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:08 am and 4:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Palestinian Territory.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Palestinian Territory. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Banī Qays
Banī Qays in West Bank is a town located in Palestinian Territory about 3,162 mi (or 5,089 km) north-east of , the country's capital place.
Time in Banī Qays is now 12:24 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Hebron with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports nearby Banī Qays, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Bar Yehuda Airfield in Israel in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km). Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves in Israel at a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km). The closest in Palestinian Territory is Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem in a distance of 16 mi (or 24 km), North-West. We collected 7 points of interest near this location.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Jerusalem, Beersheba, Ghawr al Mazra`ah, Jericho and Ramla. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 2% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
עיר חברון hebron city مدينة الخليل
الخليل في صور جميع الصور بالفيديو حديثه تصوير ٢٠١٠ ويظهر بالفيديو الحرم الابراهيمي وراس الجوره وعين ساره...
Cave of the Patriarchs
Situated beneath a Saladin-era mosque converted from a large rectangular Herodian-era structure built by Herod the Great to commmorate the site for his Jewish subjects,[1] the series of subterranea...
Confronting IDF soldiers in Hebron may 27th 2009
This clip displays some intense moments of a spontaneus "chase" that a group of international NGO:s (CPT:ers, people from ISM a.o) engaged in as a response to a group of IDF soldiers - for...
Driving from Jenin to Hebron in the West Bank
Comment at this link: http://www.bothsecurityandjustice.org/contents/video/realitySnippet.php?poll_id=5 Dr. Jad Isaac reports that Palestinians cannot drive WITHIN THE WEST BANK more than...
يطا مدينة يطا محافظة يطا يطاوي
فيديو لبعض الصور لمدينة يطا ، زيف والسهول ، البلدة القديمة ،والفخيت والمسافر ومزارع يطا وصور يطا البلدة...
nuisance sonores des colons à Hébron
comme si l'ensemble des agressions physiques violentes ne suffisaient pas, les colons imposent aussi leurs musiques près de la Mosquée d'Abraham.
Welcome to Hebron - new trailer
The controversial documentary Welcome to Hebron shows daily life under violent Israeli occupation. Leila Sarsour is a Palestinian teenager who daily encounters Israeli settlers and soldiers.
חביב
בובקט זחל לעבודות חפירות בחול.
United Nations TV - Children of the Intifada
In the Middle East conflict, children on both sides are caught in the middle. The ongoing violence is taking an emotional toll on their lives.
اعتصام ضد غلاء المعيشة على دوار ابن رشد الخليل 4/9/2012
فيديو يبيين الاعتصام الذي حصل يوم 4\9\2012 في الخليل على دوار ابن رشد او ما اطلقوا عليه باسم ميدان التحرير. حيث...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Abraham Avinu Synagogue
The Abraham Avinu Synagogue was built by Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi in the Jewish Quarter of Hebron in 1540. The domed structure represented the physical center of the Jewish Quarter of Hebron, and became the spiritual center of the Jewish Community there and a major center for the study of Kabalah. It was restored in 1738 and enlarged in 1864.
Palestine Polytechnic University
Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) is a university located in Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian National Authority. The school was founded in 1978 by the University Graduates Union (UGU), a non-profit organization in Hebron. Enrolment in 2007 was greater than 5000 students.
Hebron Governorate
The Hebron Governorate is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority in the southern West Bank. It extends south to, and includes most of, the Dead Sea. The governorate's land area is 1,060 square kilometers and its population according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in mid-year 2010 was 600,364. This makes the Hebron Governorate the largest of 16 governorates in both population and land area in the Palestinian territories.
Beit HaShalom
Beit HaShalom, (Hebrew: בית השלום, lit. the House of Peace, or, otherwise, Beit HaMeriva, or the Al Rajabi House settlement is a four-story structure that housed a local Hebron Jewish community of 25 families, youth and yeshiva students. The structure is located on the main road linking Kiryat Arba to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The site was reportedly purchased by a descendant of the earlier Hebron community.
Tel Rumeida
Tel Rumeida is the site of a Jewish Israeli settlement and a number of Palestinian houses and families as well. In proximity is an Israeli military base. According to Ehud Sprinzak, an Israeli counterterrorism specialist and expert in far-right Jewish groups, the hill was settled by "a small number of very radical Jewish families" in 1986. The most well known resident is Baruch Marzel, a right-wing activist and head of the Jewish National Front, who lives there with his family.
1929 Hebron massacre
The Hebron massacre refers to the killing of sixty-seven Jews (including 23 college students) on 24 August 1929 in Hebron, then part of Mandatory Palestine, by Arabs incited to violence by false rumors that Jews were massacring Arabs in Jerusalem and seizing control of Muslim holy places. The event also left scores seriously wounded or maimed. Jewish homes were pillaged and synagogues were ransacked. Many of the 435 Jews who survived were hidden by local Arab families.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron is the site of frequent incidents within the wider Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Hebron is home to 160,000 Palestinians and 500-800 Israeli settlers. The Israeli settlers live in close proximity to the city boundary and require a constant Israeli military presence.
Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery
Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery (Russian: Троицкий монастырь и храм св. Праотцев в Хевроне) is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Hebron founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre. The lands were acquired by the Russian Church in the 19th century and later expanded. It was held by ROCOR until 1997 when Palestinian police seized it and turned it over to ROC.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Banī Qays.
- Jerusalem
- Beersheba
- Ghawr al Mazra`ah
- Jericho
- Ramla
- Al `Arid
- Fuqu`
- `Ayy
- Ash Shunah al Janubiyah
- Ma`in
- Gaza
- Al Qasr
- Al Mughayyir
- Dhiban
- Tel Aviv
- Karney Shomron
- Mulayh
- Al Faysaliyah
- Ma'daba
- Al Mazar al Janubi
- Karak
- Juraynah
- Yarqa
- Hisban
- Al Husayniyah
- Umm ar Rasas
- Na`ur
- At Tafilah
- As Salt
- Umm al Basatin
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bani Qeis, Banī Qays
