Biddya

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Biddya is a Palestinian city in the Salfit Governorate, located 32 kilometers southwest of Nablus and half that distance from Salfit in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Biddya had a population of 8,064 in 2007. The town is governed by a municipal council of eleven members who each represent the prominent families of Biddya and select a mayor. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 32°6'51"N, 35°4'52"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Timnath-heres, Tomb of Joshua, Kafr ad-Dik, Kifl Haris.

4.4 miE
Town, Archaeological site
Timnath-heres
114 min walk • Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah, later Thamna, was the town given by the Israelites to Joshua according to the Hebrew Bible. He requested it and the people gave it to him "at the order of the Lord". He built up the town and lived in it.
4.5 miE
Archaeological site
Tomb of Joshua
114 min walk • The Tomb of Joshua is, according to tradition, the burial site of the biblical figure Joshua. According to the biblical book bearing his name, Joshua died at the age of 110 and his burial site was in a location of his own inheritance at Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of the Tribe of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash.
3.3 miS
Town
Kafr ad-Dik
85 min walk • Kafr ad-Dik is a Palestinian town located 9.5 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate, in the northern West Bank and eight kilometers east of the Green Line. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 4,453 in 2007.
4.5 miE
Locality
Kifl Haris
114 min walk • Kifl Haris is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located six kilometers west of Salfit and 18 kilometers south of Nablus in the Salfit Governorate, northwest of the Israeli settlement city Ariel.
2.7 miW
Locality
Elkana
68 min walk • Elkana or Elqana is an Israeli settlement and local council in the north-western Samarian hills in the West Bank, located 3.1 km to the east of the Green Line and the city of Rosh HaAyin.
4.5 miN
Town
Azzun
116 min walk • Azzun is a Palestinian town in Qalqilya Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 9 kilometers east of Qalqilya and 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm.
3.3 miNW
Town
Kafr Thulth
86 min walk • Kafr Thulth is a Palestinian town located on high, flat land south of Azzoun, 28 kilometers south of Tulkarm in the Qalqilya Governorate. The average elevation is 270 meters above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town's population was 3,921 in the 2007 census.

Biddya

Facts and practical information

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

Timnath-heres

Tomb of Joshua

Kafr ad-Dik

Kifl Haris

Elkana

Azzun

Kafr Thulth