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Explore Balatah in Palestinian Territory

Balatah in the region of West Bank with its 17,146 inhabitants is a town in Palestinian Territory - some 291 mi or ( 468 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Balatah

Current time in Balatah is now 01:50 PM (Thursday) . 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 Balatah ? 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
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In Grizim Museum ..

Hit the settlers in the village of Asira!!

0:38 min by dnk770
Views: 1984 Rating: 4.11

the only thing that will stop this video going viral is Antisemtism. in this video arabs gangbash a jew in israel, literally beat the sh*t out of him, i'm just happy the guy gets out alive! i dread th ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.21 35.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 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

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.21 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 2002, Religious Israeli settlements

Battle of Nablus

The Battle of Nablus was fought from April 5 to April 8, 2002 in the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian forces, as part of Operation Defensive Shield in the Second Intifada. It resulted in an Israeli victory.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.22 35.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Nablus, Operation Defensive Shield, Urban warfare

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
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

Great Mosque of Nablus

Great Mosque of Nablus is the oldest and largest mosque in the Palestinian city of Nablus. It was originally built as a Christian church. The mosque is located at the intersection of the main streets of Nablus' Old City on its eastern edge. It has a long, narrow, rectangular floor plan and a silver dome.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.22 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 10th-century architecture, Mosques converted from churches by the Ayyubid dynasty, Mosques in Nablus

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Balatah