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Jerusalem Old City
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Abū Dīs
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Abū Dīs
Abū Dīs works well as a base: 5 minutes from East Jerusalem, 31km from Dead Sea.
Abū Dīs is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 12,000 people. The nearest town is East Jerusalem, about 4 km away.
Abu Dis or Abu Deis (Arabic: أبو ديس) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, bordering Jerusalem. Since the 1995 Oslo II Accord, Abu Dis land has been mostly part of "Area B", under Israeli military control and Palestinian civic control. According to theRead more
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, Abu Dis had a population of 12,251 in 2017.
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What is there to see near Abū Dīs?
Within an hour or so of Abū Dīs: Jerusalem Old City (3 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (3 km), Dome of the Rock (3 km), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (4 km).
Are there any good drives near Abū Dīs?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Abū Dīs?
Abū Dīs is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from East Jerusalem.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,753
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 31.7621, 35.2617
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Worth the detour from Abū Dīs
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
3 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Dome of the Rock
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
4 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
8 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Dead Sea
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Abū Dīs
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 77 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
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