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Explore Qalqas in Palestinian Territory

Qalqas in the region of West Bank with its 1,132 inhabitants is a town in Palestinian Territory - some 322 mi or ( 518 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Qalqas

Current time in Qalqas is now 12:18 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Hebron " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Amman, Tyre, Beirut, and Gaza. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Damascus . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Qalqas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Where the Hell is Ehab? (2011)

2:15 min by GameRight2
Views: 20597 Rating: 4.81

Join Ehab as he dances Dabkah through 18 cities and locations in Historical Palestine during the summer of 2011. Enjoy and thank you for watching :) Song: Majd El-Kasem - Ysabahkoum Wa Ymaseekom Inspi ..

يطا مدينة يطا محافظة يطا يطاوي

6:30 min by mo3azno1
Views: 19249 Rating: 5.00

فيديو لبعض الصور لمدينة يطا ، زيف والسهول ، البلدة القديمة ،والفخيت والمسافر ومزارع يطا وصور يطا البلدة القديمة في الثلج والمستوطنات الاسرائيلية في يطا ماعون والكرمل وغيرها . . . مع كلمات صلاح مخامرة ..


Jerusalem Midnight Biking Tour

1:30 min by jerusalembiking
Views: 3633 Rating: 4.83

jerusalem midnight biking tour a special and fun way to see jerusalem at night. www.jerusalembiking.com ..

14th Level on Oni - Last battle against Muro!

5:06 min by WaWaWeeeeeeeWa
Views: 3622 Rating: 2.80

The last battle of Agent Konoko against her brother, Muro. Played by ME, on HARD difficulty, as you can see. Song: Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country \ (out of the album:) City Of Evil ---- Changed to so ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hebron Governorate

The Hebron Governorate is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority in the southern West Bank. It extends south to, and includes most of, the Dead Sea. The governorate's land area is 1,060 square kilometers and its population according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in mid-year 2010 was 600,364. This makes the Hebron Governorate the largest of 16 governorates in both population and land area in the Palestinian territories.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.50 35.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of the West Bank, Hebron Governorate

Tel Rumeida

Tel Rumeida is the site of a Jewish Israeli settlement and a number of Palestinian houses and families as well. In proximity is an Israeli military base. According to Ehud Sprinzak, an Israeli counterterrorism specialist and expert in far-right Jewish groups, the hill was settled by "a small number of very radical Jewish families" in 1986. The most well known resident is Baruch Marzel, a right-wing activist and head of the Jewish National Front, who lives there with his family.

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Located at 31.52 35.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Hebron, Religious Israeli settlements

Abraham Avinu Synagogue

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, and became the spiritual center of the Jewish Community there and a major center for the study of Kabalah. It was restored in 1738 and enlarged in 1864.

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Located at 31.52 35.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 16th-century synagogues, Hebron, Orthodox synagogues, Synagogues in the West Bank

Beit HaShalom

Beit HaShalom, (Hebrew: בית השלום‎, lit. the House of Peace, or, otherwise, Beit HaMeriva, or the Al Rajabi House settlement is a four-story structure that housed a local Hebron Jewish community of 25 families, youth and yeshiva students. The structure is located on the main road linking Kiryat Arba to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The site was reportedly purchased by a descendant of the earlier Hebron community.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.53 35.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Hebron, Jewish communities, West Bank

1929 Hebron massacre

The Hebron massacre refers to the killing of sixty-seven Jews (including 23 college students) on 24 August 1929 in Hebron, then part of Mandatory Palestine, by Arabs incited to violence by false rumors that Jews were massacring Arabs in Jerusalem and seizing control of Muslim holy places. The event also left scores seriously wounded or maimed. Jewish homes were pillaged and synagogues were ransacked. Many of the 435 Jews who survived were hidden by local Arab families.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.53 35.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1929 Palestine riots, Anti-Jewish pogroms by Muslims, Hebron, Mass murder in 1929, Massacres in Palestine

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Qalqas