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 30 min drive
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Dūrā
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Dūrā
Dūrā is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Taffūḩ, 34km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
Dūrā is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 21,000 people. The nearest town is Taffūḩ, about 4 km away.
The Dura Archaeological Museum is a museum in the center of Dura, in the Hebron Governorate of the southern West Bank, Palestine.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dūrā?
Within an hour or so of Dūrā: Church of the Nativity (28 km), Yad Vashem (33 km), Ein Gedi Nature Reserve (34 km), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Dūrā?
The nearest famous roads are Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim), King's Highway and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Dūrā?
Dūrā is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from Taffūḩ.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,835
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 31.5078, 35.0293
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Worth the detour from Dūrā
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, with deeply moving exhibits and a striking modernist museum built into a mountainside.
33 km · about 40 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christianity's holiest site, built on the traditional locations of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.
36 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Masada
An ancient Roman fortress atop an isolated rock plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, site of the last Jewish stand against Rome in 73 CE.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Dūrā
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 68 kmScorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.
- 74 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
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