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Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Al Jīb
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Al Jīb
Al Jīb works well as a base: 5 minutes from Biddū, 41km from Dead Sea.
Al Jīb is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 4,500 people. The nearest town is Biddū, about 4 km away.
Al Jib or al-Jib (Arabic: الجيب) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, partially in the seam zone of the West Bank. The surrounding lands are home to Al Jib Bedouin. Since 1967, Al Jib has been occupied by Israel and about 90% ofRead more
its lands are classified as Area C. About a quarter of the land is seized by Military Orders for the establishment of Israeli settlements. Al Jib's Al Khalayleh neighborhood was separated from the rest of the city by the West Bank barrier. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Al Jib had a population of approximately 4,700 in 2006 and 3,862 by 2017.
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What is there to see near Al Jīb?
Within an hour or so of Al Jīb: Yad Vashem (9 km), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (9 km), Jerusalem Old City (10 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (10 km).
Are there any good drives near Al Jīb?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Al Jīb?
Al Jīb is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from Biddū.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,505
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 31.8520, 35.1845
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Worth the detour from Al Jīb
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
9 km · about 15 min 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.
10 km · about 20 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.
10 km · about 20 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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
17 km · about 20 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.
41 km · about 50 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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