ancient ruins
Caesarea Maritima
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Al Yāmūn
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Al Yāmūn
Al Yāmūn sits on the route: 10 minutes from Birqīn, 50km from Sea of Galilee.
Al Yāmūn is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 16,000 people. The nearest town is Birqīn, about 4 km away.
Al-Yamun (Arabic: اليامون) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers west of Jenin in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. Al-Yamun's land area consists of approximately 20,000 dunams, of which 1,300 dunams is built-up area.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, theRead more
town had a population of 16,383 inhabitants in the 2007 census and 20,774 by 2017. The population is formed mainly of a number of families such as Frehat, Khamaysa, Samudi, Hushiya, Abu al-Hija, Samara, 'Abahra, Zaid, Jaradat, Sharqieh and Nawahda that sourced many inspirational figures such as Jad and Ayham Frihat.
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What is there to see near Al Yāmūn?
Within an hour or so of Al Yāmūn: Caesarea Maritima (32 km), Mount Arbel (45 km), Sea of Galilee (50 km), Ajloun Castle (50 km).
Where is Al Yāmūn?
Al Yāmūn is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from Birqīn.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,164
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 32.4856, 35.2301
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Worth the detour from Al Yāmūn
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Mount Arbel
A 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Sea of Galilee
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
50 km · about 60 min drive
castle
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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
Akko (Acre)
A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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- 45 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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