Jacob’s Well
Jacob's Well, also known as Jacob's Fountain or the Well of Sychar, is a Christian holy site located in Balata village, a suburb of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 500 metres (1,640 feet)
- Description: Biblical place at the West Bank
- Also known as“Bi’r Ya‘qūb”“Bir Samariyah”“Bir Yakoub”
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Jacob’s Well
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Latitude
32.20952° or 32° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.28518° or 35° 17′ 7″ east
Open location code
8G4Q675P+R3
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Jacob’s Well” goes by many names.
بئر يعقوبArabic
Իակովի ջրհորArmenian
Հակոբի ջրհորArmenian
Pou de JacobCatalan
雅各井Chinese
Jacob’s WellDutch
بئر يعقوبEgyptian Arabic
Φρέαρ του ΙακώβGreek
באר יעקבHebrew
Sumur YakubIndonesian
Pozzo di GiacobbeItalian
ヤコブの泉Japanese
야곱의 우물Korean
چاه یعقوبPersian
چاه یعقوب (مکان مقدس در فلسطین)Persian
Studnia JakubaPolish
Studnia JakubowaPolish
Колодец ИаковаRussian
Jakobs källaSwedish
Balon ng SicarTagalog
Balon ng SikarTagalog
Balon ni JacobTagalog
Balon ni SicarTagalog
Balon ni SikarTagalog
Bir Ya’kubTagalog
Bir Ya’qubTagalog
Bukal ni JacobTagalog
Fountain of JacobTagalog
Jacob’s fountainTagalog
Jacob’s wellTagalog
Sychar WellTagalog
Sychar’s wellTagalog
Well of JacobTagalog
Well of SycharTagalog
Yakup KuyusuTurkish
Бір-ЯкубUkrainian
Колодязь ЯковаUkrainian
Криниця ЯковаUkrainian
یعقوب کا کنواںUrdu
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