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Explore Aqqabah in Palestinian Territory

Aqqabah in the region of West Bank is a town in Palestinian Territory - some 290 mi or ( 466 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Aqqabah is now 09:48 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: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Amman, and Tyre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . 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 Aqqabah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

When it rains in Israel... it pours.

2:25 min by dpr873
Views: 4937 Rating: 4.54

This is a video taken by my friends at Land Rover Geva (Kibbutz Geva, Israel). Pay close attention to the small stream running beneath the bridge... it is dwarfed by the torrential currents following ..

Samaritan Shma Israel

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

In Grizim Museum ..


Shalom Jerusalem - The Eternal Capital of Israel

4:32 min by Jim Qualls
Views: 1241 Rating: 4.56

Jerusalem, the Eternal Capital of Israel. Pictures taken in Israel March, 2010. Many thanks to Sampaguita for use of her soundtrack of "Shalom Jerusalem" Please visit her YouTube Channel www.youtube.c ..

Spring in Zababdeh, Der Frühling in Zababdeh, ربيع, الزبابده 2009 Vivaldi Four Seasons

5:55 min by zkhader
Views: 1215 Rating: 5.00

zababdeh 2009. Spring in Zababdeh Palestine. Der Frühlung in Zababdeh Palästina Vivaldi Four Seasons ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tubas Governorate

The Tubas Governorate is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority in the northeastern West Bank. Its district capital or muhfaza is the city of Tubas. In 2007, the population was 50,267.

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Located at 32.32 35.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of the West Bank, Tubas Governorate

Mehola Junction bombing

The Mehola Junction bombing (also known as the Beit El bombing, literally, the House of God bombing) was the first suicide car bomb attack carried out by Palestinian militants and took place on 16 April 1993. Hamas bombmaker Yahya Ayyash rigged a Volkswagen Transporter using three large propane tanks and explosives collected from grenades and other ordnance. The bomb was connected to a detonator switch in the driver's controls.

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Located at 32.37 35.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1993 in Israel, Arab–Israeli conflict, Murder in 1993, Palestinian terrorism, Suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Terrorist incidents in 1993

Rotem, Bik'at HaYarden

Rotem is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank located in the northern Jordan River Valley along the Allon Road south-west of Shadmot Mehola. The village receives its municipal services from the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Rotem was first established as a pioneer Nahal military outpost and later abandoned.

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Located at 32.33 35.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ecovillages, Mixed Israeli settlements, Nahal settlements, Populated places established in 2001

Arab American University – Jenin

Arab American University is a private institution founded in 1996 as the first private Palestinian university, and began teaching on September, 2000. The university is supervised by a selected Board of Trustees, who subscribe to the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education, implementing an American education system, in affiliation with California State University and Utah State University. The town of Zababdeh is located nearby, within 2km.

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Located at 32.39 35.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Arab American University – Jenin, Educational institutions established in 1995, Universities and colleges in the Palestinian territories, West Bank

Mount Gilboa

Mount Gilboa is a mountain range overlooking the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel.

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Located at 32.43 35.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible mountains, Mountains of Israel, Nature reserves in Israel, Ridges