Nablus
in West Bank, Palestinian Territory
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Ben Gurion International Airport (26 mi) - Sde Dov Airport (29 mi)
- Haifa International Airport (42 mi)
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Amman-Marka International Airport (46 mi) - Queen Alia International Airport (55 mi)
- Ben Ya'akov Airport (56 mi)
- King Hussein Air College (59 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (62 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (110 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 35 mi) - Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Old City of Acre (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Miẕpé Gilboa‘ (observation point, (20 mi)
- Miẕpé Modi‘im (observation point, (26 mi)
- Miẕpé Ilan (observation point, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 32.221 and 35.254 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 32° 13' 16" and E 35° 15' 15"
- 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: 05:32 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Hebron
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:10 am and 4:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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
Delve into Nablus
Nablus in West Bank with it's 130,326 habitants is located in Palestinian Territory about 3,199 mi (or 5,148 km) north-east of , the country's capital town.
Current time in Nablus is now 05:32 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Hebron with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Nablus, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 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 Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba in Israel at a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km). The closest in Palestinian Territory is Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir in a distance of 35 mi (or 42 km), North. We encountered 3 points of interest near this location.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Karney Shomron, Dayr `Alla, Jericho, Jerusalem and Kufrinjah. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 36% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 55% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
16°C (62 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Videos from this area
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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.
Mount Ebal
Mount Ebal is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank, and forms the northern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the southern side being formed by Mount Gerizim. The mountain is one of the highest peaks in the West Bank and rises to 3084 feet (940 meters) above sea level, some 194 feet (59 meters) higher than Mount Gerizim.
An-Najah National University
An-Najah National University is a Palestinian non-governmental public university governed by a board of Trustees. It is located in Nablus, in the northern West Bank. The university has over 22,000 students and 300 professors in 19 faculties. It is the largest Palestinian university.
Great Mosque of Nablus
Great Mosque of Nablus is the oldest and largest mosque in the Palestinian city of Nablus. It was originally built as a Christian church. The mosque is located at the intersection of the main streets of Nablus' Old City on its eastern edge. It has a long, narrow, rectangular floor plan and a silver dome.
An-Nasr Mosque
An-Nasr Mosque is a mosque located in the Palestinian city of Nablus. It is situated in the central square of the Old City and is donned as the "symbol of Nablus". An-Nasr Mosque has a turquoise dome and its prayer room is located in the second floor of the building.
Abd al-Hadi Palace
The Abd al-Hadi Palace or Qasr Abd al-Hadi is a large palace located in the Qaryun quarter of the Old City of Nablus. It was built in the 19th century as a residence for the dominant Abd al-Hadi clan of the District of Nablus. It consists of three floors, arches, winding staircases, hidden courtyards, gardens, balconies, and built mainly of white limestone. The building was designed by Mahmud ´Abd al-Hadi himself, who was the governor at the time.
Al-Khadra Mosque
Al-Khadra Mosque also known as Hizn Sidna Yaq'ub Mosque (trans. Sadness of our Lord Jacob) is a mosque situated on the lower slopes of Mount Gerizim in the southwestern quarter of the Old City of Nablus in the West Bank. The mosque is rectangular in shape, and its minaret rises 30 meters .
Manara Clock Tower
The Manara Clock Tower is a clock tower located in the middle of the central square (casbah) in the Old City of Nablus next to the Nasr Mosque in the Palestinian territories. Five stories high, it was erected in 1906 on the orders of the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II to celebrate thirty years of his reign. The tower is similar to those also built by Sultan Abdul Hamid in Tripoli and Haifa. The Manara Clock Tower has an ode to the sultan in elaborate Arabic calligraphy.
Rafidia
Rafidia or Rafidiya is a neighborhood in the western part of the Palestinian city of Nablus. It was a separate village until it was merged into the municipality in 1966. There are currently three Palestinian Christian families and a Muslim one, although Christians number only over 700. In 1961, Rafidia had 923 inhabitants, rising to 1,200 in 1983.
These districts belong to Nablus.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Nablus.
- Hazerot Hadar Gimel
- Gan HaSharon
- Qiryat Ya`aqov Herzog
- Magdi'el
- `Ammishav
- Hadar Ramatayim
- Qiryat Eliyahu Golomb
- Ne'ot Sade
- Qiryat Dawid Remez
- Qiryat Shazar
- Qiryat Weizmann
- Newe Avot
- Kefar Brandeis
- Shekhunat Nahaliel
- Shekhunat Ben `Ammi
- Shekhunat Bialik
- Qiryat Norda'u
- Shikun Gordon
- Giv`at HaIrusim
- Newe Hayyim
- Ramat Poleg
- Re`ut
- Ramat Tiomkin
- Bet Shemu'el
- Alon
- Nahalat `Ada
- Shekhunat Weizman
- Shikun Weizmann
- Giv`at Olga
- Me Neftoah
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Nablus.
- Karney Shomron
- Dayr `Alla
- Jericho
- Jerusalem
- Kufrinjah
- As Subayhi
- Nazareth
- Ramla
- Ash Shunah al Janubiyah
- Tel Aviv
- `Allan
- Yarqa
- As Salt
- `Irjan
- 'Ajlun
- Dayr Abi Sa`id
- Burma
- Ash Shunah ash Shamaliyah
- At Tayyibah
- Al Fuhays
- Kafr Asad
- Al Mazar ash Shamali
- `Ayn al Basha
- Al Mastabah
- Sakhrah
- Wadi as Sir
- Jarash
- Haifa
- Na`ur
- Al Jubayhah
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Nāblus, Napouse, Neapolis, Schechem, Sykhem, Sychem, Shechem, Shekhem, Nabulus, Sihhem, نابلس, Наблус, Náblus, Sichem, Ναμπλούς, Nablus, Siquem, نابلوس, Naplouse, Naplusa, שכם, Náblusz, ZDF, ナーブルス, 나블루스, Flavia Neapolis, Nablusas, 納布盧斯
