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Ajloun Castle
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Photo by Guillaume Paumier
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Al Jiftlik
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Al Jiftlik
Al Jiftlik sits on the route: 10 minutes from Az Zubaydāt, 50km from Dead Sea.
Al Jiftlik is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 3,700 people. The nearest town is Az Zubaydāt, about 5 km away.
Al-Jiftlik (Arabic: الجفتلك) is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, located 33 kilometers north of Jericho. Al Jiftlik is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. Nearby Palestinian localities include az-Zubaidat to the northeast, Furush Beit Dajan to theRead more
northwest, Beit Furik to the west, Aqraba, Majdal Bani Fadil and Duma to the southwest and al-Fasayil to the south. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Jiftlik had a population of 3,100 in the 2017 census.
The village's total area amounts to 185,032 dunams, of which 972 dunams are Palestinian built up areas, 77 are for commercial and industrial transport units, 64,032 are arable lands and 108,606 dunams are open spaces. Israeli settlements, including Masua, Hamra and Argaman and military bases account for 11,293 dunams. The remaining land consists of forests and inland water.
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What is there to see near Al Jiftlik?
Within an hour or so of Al Jiftlik: Ajloun Castle (31 km), Jerash (41 km), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (47 km), Jerusalem Old City (47 km).
Are there any good drives near Al Jiftlik?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Al Jiftlik?
Al Jiftlik is in West Bank, Palestine, about 5 km from Az Zubaydāt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,666
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 32.1407, 35.4874
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Worth the detour from Al Jiftlik
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Jerash
One of the best-preserved and most complete Roman provincial cities in the world, featuring colonnaded streets, temples, theaters, and an unusual oval plaza.
41 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Jerusalem Old City
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
47 km · about 55 min 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.
47 km · about 55 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.
47 km · about 55 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.
50 km · about 60 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.
50 km · about 55 min drive
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2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 76 kmMount ArbelA cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
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