Jamma'in

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Jamma'in is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 16 kilometers southwest of Nablus, 6 kilometers northwest of Salfit and 40 kilometers north of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,227 in 2007. ()

Alternative names: Population: 6.2 thous. (2020)Coordinates: 32°7'56"N, 35°12'35"E

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Jamma'in – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gerizim, Nablus
154 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.
6.9 miNE
Well, Church
Jacob's Well, Nablus
177 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.
7 miSE
City, Historic walking areas, Historical place
Shiloh, Ariel
180 min walk • Shiloh was an ancient city and sanctuary in Samaria. According to the Hebrew Bible, Shiloh was the central sanctuary of the Israelites during the pre-monarchic period, before the First Temple in Jerusalem was built.
6.9 miNE
Tomb
Joseph's Tomb, Nablus
177 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.
6.6 miNE
Mosque
Al-Khadra Mosque, Nablus
168 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.
3.2 miW
Town, Archaeological site
Timnath-heres
82 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.
3.2 miW
Archaeological site
Tomb of Joshua
82 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.
7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Balata al-Balad, Nablus
178 min walk • Balata al-Balad is a Palestinian suburb of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, located 1 kilometer east of the city center. Formerly its own village, it was annexed to the municipality of Nablus during Jordanian rule.
1.9 miS
Universities and schools
Ariel University
49 min walk • Ariel University, previously a public college known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank.
7.5 miSE
Village
Shiloh
193 min walk • Shilo is an Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank. Located 28 miles north of Jerusalem on Route 60 and organised as a religious community settlement, it is neighboured by the Israeli settlements of Eli and Maale Levona and the Palestinian villages Sinjil, Turmus Ayya and...
3.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Samaria
79 min walk • Samaria is the ancient, historic, biblical name used for the central region of the Land of Israel, bordered by Judea to the south and Galilee to the north.