Halhul, Hebron

Name: Halhul
Address: Hebron, Israel

#7 among attractions in Hebron

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Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern West Bank, 5 kilometres north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate. The town, bordered by Sa'ir and Ash-Shuyukh to the east, Beit Ummar and Al-Arroub refugee camp to the north, and Kharas and Nuba westwards, is located 916 m above sea level, and is the highest inhabited place in Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 22,108 mostly Muslim inhabitants in 2007. ()

Alternative names: Area: 14.4 mi²Coordinates: 31°34'44"N, 35°5'58"E

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

3.8 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Mosque
Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
97 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...
3.1 miS
Tree
Oak of Mamre, Hebron
79 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.
3.5 miS
Mosque
Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, Hebron
89 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.
3.7 miS
Archaeological site
Tel Rumeida, Hebron
95 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.
3.6 miS
Town, City hall
Kiryat Arba, Hebron
93 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.
3.8 miS
Synagogue
Avraham Avinu Synagogue, Hebron
98 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.
3.8 miS
Neighbourhood
Abraham, Hebron
98 min walk • Abraham is the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
3.2 miS
Monastery
Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery, Hebron
81 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.
3.8 miS
Neighbourhood
Tomb of Jesse and Ruth, Hebron
98 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.
5 miN
Visitor center, Winery
Gush Etzion Junction, Gush Etzion
129 min walk • Gush Etzion Junction also known as Gush Junction is a 120-dunam business, commercial and tourism center in the southern West Bank, which serves as the entry point to the Gush Etzion bloc of settlements. It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council.
~1790 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Nabi Yunis, Hebron
9 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.