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Rujayb Destination Guide

Discover Rujayb in Palestinian Territory

Rujayb in the region of West Bank with its 3,805 habitants is a town located in Palestinian Territory - some 292 mi or ( 470 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital .

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Local time in Rujayb is now 10:51 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Hebron " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Homs, Damascus, Latakia, and Amman. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rujayb ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Samaritan Yefet HaCohen reads the Shma

1:11 min by muqata
Views: 9286 Rating: 4.41

Pesach Chol HaMoed trip (April 24, 2008) to Har (Mount) Greizim to meet the Shomronim. Yefet HaCohen reads the Shma in the ancient Samaritan dialect of Hebrew. ..

Israel, You Are NOT Alone

9:50 min by Jim Qualls
Views: 6924 Rating: 4.18

Christian Zionists in Jerusalem. Audio track of "Jerusalem" is sung by John Starnes. Isa 43:15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. KJV "It should be remembered that in 191 ..


Samaritan Shma Israel

0:29 min by igorlab
Views: 3055 Rating: 5.00

In Grizim Museum ..

Entendiendo la continua expansión de los asentamientos ilegales y la ocupación de Jerusalem

5:32 min by palestinalibreorg
Views: 1239 Rating: 4.58

A lo largo de los años, Israel ha anexado gran parte de Jerusalem, ocupando territorios palestinos y desconociendo toda legalidad internacional. Esta animación explica hito a hito como se ha desarroll ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Balata

Balata Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern West Bank in 1950, adjacent to the city of Nablus. It is the largest refugee camp in the West Bank. Balata Camp is densely populated with 30,000 residents in an area of 0.25 square kilometers.

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Located at 32.20 35.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Manilkara, Nablus Governorate, Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank, Populated places established in 1950

Mount Gerizim

Mount Gerizim is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the West Bank city of Nablus, and forms the southern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the northern side being formed by Mount Ebal. The mountain is one of the highest peaks in the West Bank and rises to 2849 feet (881 m) above sea level, 228 feet (69.5 m) shorter than Mount Ebal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.20 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains, Mountains of the West Bank, Sacred mountains, Samaritan culture and history

Huwwara Checkpoint

Huwwara checkpoint was a major Israel Defense Forces checkpoint at one of the four main exits from Nablus. It was established on October 2000 to prevent smuggling of explosive belts and weapons from Nablus to be used in terror attacks in Israel. The facility was named for the nearby village of Huwwara. The checkpoint has prevented the smuggling of significant amounts of explosives and other weapons. In 2004, soldiers apprehended a 12-year-old boy wearing an explosive belt.

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Located at 32.18 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Checkpoints, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, West Bank

Mitzpe Yosef

Mitzpe Yosef is an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank. Located on Mount Gerizim near Nablus, it falls within the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. The population consists mostly of hasidic Jews belonging to the Breslov sect.

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Located at 32.21 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 2002, Religious Israeli settlements

Jacob's Well

Jacob's Well is a deep well hewn of solid rock that has been associated in religious tradition with Jacob for roughly two millennia. It is situated a short distance from the archaeological site of Tell Balata, which is thought to be the site of biblical Shechem. The well currently lies within the complex of an Eastern Orthodox monastery of the same name, in the city of Nablus in the West Bank.

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Located at 32.21 35.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 4th-century church buildings, Ancient churches in the Holy Land, Buildings and structures in Nablus, Churches in the West Bank, Religion in Palestine, Visitor attractions in the Palestinian territories, Water wells

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