Rafidiya, Nablus

Name: Rafidiya
Address: Nablus, Israel

#18 among attractions in Nablus

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Rafidiya is a neighborhood in the western part of the Palestinian city of Nablus. It was a separate village until it was merged into the municipality in 1966. There are currently three Palestinian Christian families and a Muslim one, although Christians number only over 700. In 1961, Rafidiya had 923 inhabitants, rising to 1,200 in 1983. ()

Coordinates: 32°13'25"N, 35°13'56"E

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Rafidiya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Gerizim, Jacob's Well, Shechem, Joseph's Tomb.

2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gerizim, Nablus
73 min walk • Mount Gerizim is one of two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the West Bank city of Nablus and biblical Shechem. It forms the southern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the northern side being formed by Mount Ebal.
3.3 miE
Well, Church
Jacob's Well, Nablus
83 min walk • Jacob's Well is a deep well constructed from rock that has been associated in religious tradition with Jacob for roughly two millennia. It is situated inside an Eastern Orthodox church and monastery, in Balata village on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank.
3 miE
Archaeological site
Shechem, Nablus
76 min walk • Shechem, also spelled Sichem, was a Canaanite and Israelite city mentioned in the Amarna Letters, later appearing in the Hebrew Bible as the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel following the split of the United Monarchy. According to Joshua 21:20–21, it was located in the tribal territorial allotment of the tribe of Ephraim.
3 miE
Tomb
Joseph's Tomb, Nablus
78 min walk • Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located in Balata village at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 metres northwest of Jacob's Well, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ebal, Nablus
64 min walk • Mount Ebal is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the city of Nablus in the West Bank, and forms the northern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the southern side being formed by Mount Gerizim.
1.7 miE
Mosque
Hanbali Mosque, Nablus
45 min walk • The Hanbali Mosque is a major mosque in central Nablus off Jama'a Kabir Street south of Martyr's Square and west of the Great Mosque of Nablus.
2.2 miE
Mosque
Great Mosque of Nablus, Nablus
56 min walk • Great Mosque of Nablus is the oldest and largest mosque in the Palestinian city of Nablus. It was originally built as a Byzantine church and was converted into a mosque during the early Islamic era.
1.7 miE
Mosque
An-Nasr Mosque, Nablus
45 min walk • An-Nasr Mosque is a mosque located in the Palestinian city of Nablus. It is situated in the central square of the Old City and is donned as the "symbol of Nablus". An-Nasr Mosque has a turquoise dome and its prayer room is located in the second floor of the building.
4.2 miNW
Mosque
Nabi Yahya Mosque, Sebastia
108 min walk • The Nabi Yahya Mosque is a mosque containing the traditional tomb of John the Baptist. The mosque also contains the tombs of Elisha and Obadiah, prophets who were buried next to John the Baptist.
2.4 miE
Mosque
Al-Khadra Mosque, Nablus
61 min walk • Al-Khadra Mosque also known as Hizn Sidna Yaq'ub Mosque, is a mosque situated on the lower slopes of Mount Gerizim in the southwestern quarter of the Old City of Nablus in the West Bank. The mosque is rectangular in shape, and its minaret rises 30 meters.
1.7 miE
Tower
Manara Clock Tower, Nablus
45 min walk • The Manara Clock Tower or al-Manura clock tower is a clock tower located in the middle of the central square in the Old City of Nablus next to the An-Nasr Mosque in the Palestinian territories.