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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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Wādī Fūkīn
West Bank, Palestine · Asia
About Wādī Fūkīn
Wādī Fūkīn works well as a base: 5 minutes from Battīr, 37km from Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
Wādī Fūkīn is in West Bank, Palestine, with about 1,200 people. The nearest town is Battīr, about 4 km away.
Wadi Fukin (Arabic: وادي فوقين) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, eight kilometers southwest of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate. The village is located on 700 acres of land, between the Green Line and the Israeli West Bank barrier, with the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit on one side and the IsraeliRead more
town of Tzur Hadasa on the other. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Wadi Fukin had a population of over 1,342 in 2017. The village relies on agriculture as its primary source of income. Israel served eviction orders on the village in September 2014.
Ahmad Sukkar is the head of the village council.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Wādī Fūkīn?
Within an hour or so of Wādī Fūkīn: Yad Vashem (10 km), Church of the Nativity (10 km), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (14 km), Jerusalem Old City (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Wādī Fūkīn?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Wādī Fūkīn?
Wādī Fūkīn is in West Bank, Palestine, about 4 km from Battīr.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,153
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Palestine
- Region
- West Bank
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
- Coordinates
- 31.7070, 35.1037
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8 notable places within an hour's 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.
10 km · about 20 min 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
15 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.
15 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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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