Shuafat, Jerusalem

Name: Shuafat
Address: Jerusalem, Israel

#428 among attractions in Jerusalem

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Shuafat, also Shu'fat and Sha'fat, is a mostly Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. Located on the old Jerusalem–Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City, Shu'fat has a population of 35,000 residents. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 31°48'55"N, 35°13'48"E

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Shuafat – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jerusalem British War Cemetery, Tombs of the Sanhedrin, Givat HaMivtar, Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque.

1.3 miSE
Cemetery
Jerusalem British War Cemetery, Jerusalem
34 min walk • Jerusalem British War Cemetery is a British cemetery in Jerusalem for fallen servicemen of the British Commonwealth in the World War I in Palestine. The main cemetery is located on Mount Scopus next to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem campus and 4.5 km north of the Old City of Jerusalem.
1.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Tombs of the Sanhedrin, Jerusalem
32 min walk • Tombs of the Sanhedrin, also Tombs of the Judges, is an underground complex of 63 rock-cut tombs located in a public park in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sanhedria.
0.8 miS
Archaeological site
Givat HaMivtar, Jerusalem
21 min walk • Givat HaMivtar is an Israeli settlement and a neighborhood in East Jerusalem established in 1970 between Ramat Eshkol and French Hill. It is located on a hill where an important battle took place in the Six Day War. Archaeological excavations have revealed important ancient Jewish tombs in the region.
1 miN
Mosque
Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque, Jerusalem
26 min walk • The Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque is the largest mosque in the Palestinian town of Beit Hanina, located northeast of Jerusalem. It is named after a Muslim man who lived in the town and worked as collector of olive products.
0.6 miN
Natural attraction, Neighbourhood, Mountain
Gibeah, Jerusalem
15 min walk • Gibeah is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively. Gibeah of Benjamin is the most commonly mentioned of the places. In the Book of Judges, it is the main setting to the story of the Benjaminite War.
1.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Beit Hanina, Jerusalem
34 min walk • Beit Hanina is an Arab Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It is on the road to Ramallah, eight kilometers north of central Jerusalem, at an elevation of 780 meters above sea level.
1.6 miSE
Neighbourhood
Isawiya, Jerusalem
41 min walk • Al-Issawiya Arabic: العيساوية, is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It is located on the eastern slopes of the Mount Scopus ridge.
1.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Har Hotzvim, Jerusalem
39 min walk • Har Hotzvim, also Campus of Science-Rich Industries is a high-tech industrial park located in northwest Jerusalem. It is the city's main zone for science-based and technology companies, among them Intel, Teva, NDS, RAD Data, Mobileye, Ophir Optronics, Sandvine, Radware, IDT Global Israel, Medtronic, SATEC, Johnson and Johnson and more.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Ramat Eshkol, Jerusalem
27 min walk • Ramat Eshkol is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It was built on land captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War and was the first neighborhood built in East Jerusalem after the Six-Day War in 1967.
0.8 miW
Neighbourhood
Ramat Shlomo, Jerusalem
21 min walk • Ramat Shlomo is a large Jewish housing development in northern East Jerusalem. The population, mostly ultra-Orthodox, is 20,000. Ramat Shlomo was built on land occupied by Israel since its capture from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered by the international community to be an Israeli settlement.
0.9 miSE
Neighbourhood
French Hill, Jerusalem
24 min walk • French Hill, also Giv'at Shapira is a neighborhood and Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusalem. It is located on territory that has been occupied since the Six-Day War in 1967 and later unilaterally annexed by Israel under the Jerusalem Law, in a move internationally condemned as illegal under international law, in 1980.

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Which popular attractions are close to Shuafat?

Nearby attractions include Gibeah, Jerusalem (15 min walk), Ras Khamis, Jerusalem (20 min walk), Givat HaMivtar, Jerusalem (21 min walk), Ramat Shlomo, Jerusalem (21 min walk).

How to get to Shuafat by public transport?

The nearest stations to Shuafat:

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Shufat Refugee Camp Bus Station (26 min walk)
מסוף הר חוצבים (37 min walk)