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.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Biblical place at the West Bank
- Also known as: “Balon ng Sicar”, “Balon ng Sikar”, “Balon ni Sicar”, “Balon ni Sikar”, “Bi’r Ya‘qūb”, “Bi’r Ya’qub”, “Bir Samariyah”, “Bir Ya’kub”, “Bir Ya’qub”, “Bir Yakoub”, “Bir Yakub”, “Bir Yaqub”, “Bukal ni Jacob”, “Fountain of Jacob”, “Jacob’s fountain”, “Jacob’s well”, “Studnia Jakubowa”, “Sychar Well”, “Sychar’s well”, “Well of Jacob”, “Well of Sychar”, “Бір-Якуб”, and “Криниця Якова”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Joseph’s Tomb and Mount Gerizim.
Joseph’s Tomb
Place of worship
Photo: David Roberts (painter), Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balata Camp and Kiryat Luza.
Jacob’s Well
- Categories: sanctuary, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.20952° or 32° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.28518° or 35° 17′ 7″ east
Elevation
501 metres (1,644 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q675P+R3
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Jacob’s Well” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بئر يعقوب”
- Armenian: “Իակովի ջրհոր”
- Armenian: “Հակոբի ջրհոր”
- Catalan: “Pou de Jacob”
- Chinese: “雅各井”
- Dutch: “Jacob’s Well”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بئر يعقوب”
- French: “Puits de Jacob”
- German: “Jakobsbrunnen”
- Greek: “Φρέαρ του Ιακώβ”
- Hebrew: “באר יעקב”
- Indonesian: “Sumur Yakub”
- Italian: “Pozzo di Giacobbe”
- Japanese: “ヤコブの泉”
- Korean: “야곱의 우물”
- Persian: “چاه یعقوب (مکان مقدس در فلسطین)”
- Persian: “چاه یعقوب”
- Polish: “Studnia Jakuba”
- Portuguese: “Poço de Jacó”
- Russian: “Колодец Иакова”
- Spanish: “Pozo de Jacob”
- Swedish: “Jakobs källa”
- Tagalog: “Balon ni Jacob”
- Turkish: “Yakup Kuyusu”
- Ukrainian: “Колодязь Якова”
- Urdu: “یعقوب کا کنواں”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Aḑ Ḑāḩiyah and ‘Irāq at Tāyah.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Şaydalīyat Sāhir and Balata Camp.
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