Zababdeh

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Zababdeh or Zababida is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 15 kilometres southeast of Jenin and 2 kilometres from the Arab American University. ()

Alternative names: Population: 4.6 thous.Coordinates: 32°23'8"N, 35°19'28"E

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Nearby attractions include: Fatima Khatun Mosque, The Freedom Theatre, Burqin, Mount Gilboa.

5.5 miN
Mosque
Fatima Khatun Mosque, Jenin
140 min walk • The Fatima Khatun Mosque is the main mosque of the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Adjacent to the mosque is the still-active Fatima Khatun Girls' School.
5.8 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Freedom Theatre, Jenin
148 min walk • The Freedom Theatre is a Palestinian community-based theatre and cultural center in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the West Bank. Established in 2006, the theatre aims to generate cultural resistance through the fields of popular culture and art as a catalyst for...
6.1 miNW
Town, Cemetery
Burqin
157 min walk • Burqin is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 5 km west of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, its population was 5,685 in 2007.
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gilboa
159 min walk • Mount Gilboa Hebrew: הַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ, הר הגלבוע, Har HaGilboa; Arabic: جبل جلبوع or Arabic: جبل فقوعة, sometimes called the Mountains of Gelboe, is a mountain range overlooking the Harod Valley part of the Jezreel Valley to the north and the Jordan Valley to south-east and hills to the west.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Hureish
146 min walk • Mount Hureish is a mountain in the northern West Bank, part of the broader Jabal Nablus range. It abuts the Marj Sanur valley to the south and its peak is 764 meters above sea level, making it the tallest mountain in the Jenin area, and the sixth highest peak in the Palestine.
1.8 miNE
Universities and schools
Arab American University
46 min walk • Arab American University – AAUP is the first private university in Palestine. AAUP was founded in the year 2000 and it provides BA, MA and PhD degree programs.
3 miNW
Locality
Qabatiya
78 min walk • Qabatya census, the town had a population of 19,197 in 2007. Its total land area consists of 50,547 dunams and it is situated approximately 256 metres above sea level.
5.2 miSE
Locality
Tubas
134 min walk • Tubas is a Palestinian city in the northeastern West Bank, located northeast of Nablus, west of the Jordan Valley. A city of over 63,000 inhabitants, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the Tubas Governorate. Its urban area consists of 2,271 dunams.