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Awarta in the region of West Bank with its 5,563 inhabitants is a place in Palestinian Territory - some 293 mi or ( 472 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital city .
Time in Awarta is now 07:59 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Hebron " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Homs, Damascus, Latakia, and Amman. Since you are here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Awarta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Samaritan Yefet HaCohen reads the Shma
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
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
In Grizim Museum ..
Entendiendo la continua expansión de los asentamientos ilegales y la ocupación de Jerusalem
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
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.
Located at 32.18 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Samaria
Samaria, or the Shomron is a mountainous region in northern Palestine, roughly corresponding to the northern West Bank. The name derives from the ancient city Samaria, the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. During the 1967 Six-Day War, the entire West Bank was captured by Israel from Jordan, which had captured it in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Jordan ceded its claim to the area to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in November 1988.
Located at 32.14 35.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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.
Located at 32.20 35.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 32.20 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 32.21 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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