Yatta

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Yatta, also Yattah, Yutta, is a Palestinian city located in the Hebron Governorate in the West Bank approximately 8 km south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 64,277 in 2016. ()

Alternative names: Population: 41.4 thous. (2020)Area: 51.35 mi²Coordinates: 31°27'3"N, 35°5'43"E

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

5.2 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Mosque
Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
132 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...
5.4 miN
Mosque
Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, Hebron
138 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.
5.1 miN
Archaeological site
Tel Rumeida, Hebron
131 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.
5.6 miN
Town, City hall
Kiryat Arba, Hebron
143 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.
5.1 miN
Synagogue
Avraham Avinu Synagogue, Hebron
130 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.
5.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Abraham, Hebron
131 min walk • Abraham is the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
5 miN
Neighbourhood
Tomb of Jesse and Ruth, Hebron
129 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.
3.8 miSW
Synagogue
Eshtemoa synagogue, As-Samu
98 min walk • The Eshtemoa Synagogue, located 15 km south of Hebron in as-Samu, West Bank, refers to the remains of an ancient Jewish synagogue dating from around the 4th–5th century CE.
4.2 miS
Village, Synagogue
Susya
107 min walk • Susiya, is a location in the southern Hebron Governorate. It the site of an ancient Jewish village with extensive remains from the Second Temple and Byzantine periods, near the ruins of an archeologically notable synagogue, repurposed after the Muslim conquest as a mosque.
5.4 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Dura International Stadium
137 min walk • Dora International Stadium is an association football stadium in the city of Dura in the Hebron Governorate district of the West Bank. It was opened in 1965 and was renovated in 1999 and 2011. It has a capacity of 18,000 and the surface is artificial turf. Renovations cost of more than US$7 million.
5.4 miNW
Locality
Dura
139 min walk • 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.