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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Al Bīrah
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Al Bīrah
Al Bīrah works well as a base: 5 minutes from Beit El, 42km from Dead Sea.
Al Bīrah is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 38,000 people. The nearest town is Beit El, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Al Bīrah?
Within an hour or so of Al Bīrah: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (15 km), Jerusalem Old City (15 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (15 km), Dome of the Rock (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Al Bīrah?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Al Bīrah?
Al Bīrah is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from Beit El.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 38,192
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 31.9100, 35.2165
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Worth the detour from Al Bīrah
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
15 km · about 30 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.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
23 km · about 25 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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
Abu Hassan (Ali Karavan)
A Jaffa hummus counter running since 1971, famous for masabacha made with whole chickpeas and extra tahini. It sells out and closes by mid-afternoon, and the queue starts well before that.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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