Dura

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Dura is a Palestinian city located eleven kilometers southwest of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 28,268 in 2007. The current mayor is Ahmad Salhoub. ()

Alternative names: Population: 20.8 thous.Coordinates: 31°30'21"N, 35°1'44"E

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Nearby attractions include: Cave of the Patriarchs, Oak of Mamre, Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, Tel Rumeida.

5 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Mosque
Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
128 min walk • The Cave of the Patriarchs, also known as the Ibrahimi Mosque, is a site of deep historical and religious significance located in the heart of the ancient city of Hebron, Israel. This ancient complex is revered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions as the burial...
3.9 miNE
Tree
Oak of Mamre, Hebron
101 min walk • The Oak of Mamre, at Khirbet es-Sibte, in Hebron in the West Bank is a site venerated by some as the "Oak of Abraham". It is distinct from the more ancient site of Mamre.
4.7 miE
Mosque
Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, Hebron
119 min walk • Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque or Shaykh Ali al-Baka Mosque is a 13th-century mosque in the northwestern section of the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank. It is situated in the Harat ash-Sheikh quarter, one of the Old City's quarters, which is named after the mosque.
4.5 miE
Archaeological site
Tel Rumeida, Hebron
115 min walk • Tel Rumeida, also known as Jabla al-Rahama and referred to by Israeli settlers as Tel Hebron is an archaeological, agricultural and residential area in the West Bank city of Hebron.
5.5 miE
Town, City hall
Kiryat Arba, Hebron
142 min walk • Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba' is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2019 it had a population of 7,326.
6.5 miNE
Area
Halhul, Hebron
167 min walk • Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern West Bank, 5 kilometres north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate.
4.8 miE
Synagogue
Avraham Avinu Synagogue, Hebron
123 min walk • The Abraham Avinu Synagogue was built by Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi in the Jewish Quarter of Hebron in 1540. The domed structure represented the physical center of the Jewish Quarter of Hebron.
4.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Abraham, Hebron
123 min walk • Abraham is the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
4.6 miNE
Monastery
Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery, Hebron
117 min walk • The Metochion or Monastery of the Holy Trinity with the Church of the Holy Forefathers at Abraham's Oak in Hebron is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Hebron founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre. The lands were acquired by Archimandrite Antonin for the Russian Church in the 19th century and later expanded.
4.6 miE
Neighbourhood
Tomb of Jesse and Ruth, Hebron
117 min walk • The tomb of Jesse and Ruth is an ancient structure located within the ruin of Deir Al Arba'een in the Tel Rumeida section of Hebron. A small synagogue in the room adjacent to the tomb receives visitors throughout the year, especially on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, in which the Book of Ruth is read.
6.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Nabi Yunis, Hebron
171 min walk • Nabi Yunis is the highest point of the Palestinian territories, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of Halhul, Hebron Governorate.