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Rafat Destination Guide

Delve into Rafat in Palestinian Territory

Rafat in the region of West Bank with its 1,952 residents is a city in Palestinian Territory - some 288 mi or ( 464 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rafat

Current time in Rafat is now 07:54 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Hebron " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Damascus, Amman, Tyre, and Beirut. While being here, make sure to check out Nicosia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Rafat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Off-Road crash! Small jump goes wrong... Husaberg TE300 - Israel

0:57 min by kruvi
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Smashing the Husaberg TE300 during a company trip 5/10/2011 at Israel ..

Viaje a Israel con Olam Shaddai

5:43 min by Randall Madrigal
Views: 2600 Rating: 5.00

Viaje a Tierra Santa con la Agencia de Viajes Oalm Shaddai que ofrece para que disfrutes de las maravillas arqueologicas de antiguo oriente asi como los hermosos parajes, desiertos y playas del mar me ..


A short 4x4 clip from Israel

2:46 min by Reistlin
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on January 13th 2007 we went on a 4x4 trip. This video shows some of the terrain we had to handle. ..

Face of Israel: Professor Daniel Bar-Tal

0:37 min by ISRAEL21cdotcom
Views: 491 Rating: 4.00

Welcome to ISRAEL21c's Faces of Israel, where you'll learn about the country's incredibly diverse makeup, and creative, dynamic people. On Faces of Israel, you'll meet everyone from professors, waiter ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Magen Dan

Magen Dan is a village and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located around 750 metres west of Elkana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. Established in May 1999, it is today home to around 20 families.

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Located at 32.10 35.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1999, Unauthorized Israeli settlements

Etz Efraim

Etz Efraim is a mixed (religious and nonreligious) urban Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located between Ariel and Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. As of 2013 the official number of families who live there is about 250. Yet, the numbers are about to increase with the populating of the two new neighborhoods, "Ramat Elkana", and the "Hrchava". The name “Etz Ephraim” symbolizes the location of the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim.

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Located at 32.12 35.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Israeli settlements, Populated places established in 1985

Highway 5 (Israel)

Highway 5, or the Trans-Samaria Highway, is one of Israel's main highways, connecting the Mediterranean coast immediately north of Tel Aviv with the central Sharon plain and eastwards to Ariel and other Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, known under the biblical name Samaria. The name Highway 5 is commonly used to describe a section of the highway running from the road's western end at the Glilot Interchange until where it crosses the Green Line near Elkana.

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Located at 32.10 34.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Limited-access roads in Israel, Roads in Israel, Roads in Israeli-occupied territories

Salfit Governorate

The Salfit Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority. It is located in the northwestern West Bank, bordered by the governorates of Ramallah and al-Bireh to the south, Nablus to the east and Qalqilya in the north as well as, Israel to the west. Its district capital and largest city is Salfit. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the governorate had a population of 64,129 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.

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Located at 32.12 35.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of the West Bank, Salfit, Salfit Governorate

Qesem Cave

The Qesem Cave is an archeological site 12 km east of Tel Aviv in Israel that is dated during the Lower Paleolithic as having been occupied by early humans from before 382,000 BP to around 200,000 BP. Israeli and Spanish archaeologists reported on December 27, 2010 that they may have found the earliest evidence yet for the existence of modern man.

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Located at 32.11 34.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Israel, Caves of Israel, Paleoanthropological sites, Paleolithic, Prehistoric sites in Israel

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Rafat