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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Dūrā al Qar‘
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Dūrā al Qar‘
Dūrā al Qar‘ works well as a base: 5 minutes from Silwād, 44km from Dead Sea.
Dūrā al Qar‘ is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 2,900 people. The nearest town is Silwād, about 4 km away.
Dura al-Qar' (Arabic: دورا القرع) or Dura al-Qari'a is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Dura al-Qar' had a population of 3,032 inhabitants in 2017.
The town's total land area is 4,016 dunams, of whichRead more
2,891 dunams have been appropriated by Israel mostly for the purpose of building a by-pass road. According to Dura al-Qar's village council, 142 families have been directly affected by the confiscations and 58% of the town's population depend on those lands as main sources of income.
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What is there to see near Dūrā al Qar‘?
Within an hour or so of Dūrā al Qar‘: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (20 km), Jerusalem Old City (20 km), Western Wall (Wailing Wall) (20 km), Dome of the Rock (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Dūrā al Qar‘?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Dūrā al Qar‘?
Dūrā al Qar‘ is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from Silwād.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,858
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 31.9586, 35.2271
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Worth the detour from Dūrā al Qar‘
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.
20 km · about 25 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.
20 km · about 25 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.
20 km · about 25 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Nativity
One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
28 km · about 35 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.
44 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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