Bi’r ‘Umrān

Places of Interest

Tall Al-Ful

Archaeological site

Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gibeah is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively. Gibeah of Benjamin, also Gibeah of Saul, is the most commonly mentioned of the places.

Magharat Umm el ‘Amid

Cave

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Umm al-'Amed, or Mugharet Umm el-Amed, is a monumental rock-cut tomb located in Wadi Ramot, north of ancient Jerusalem. Part of the necropolis of Second Temple-era Jerusalem, the tomb features a classical façade and finely carved masonry, characteristic of the elite Jewish burial architecture of late Second Temple Judea.

King Hussein’s palace

Building

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Royal Palace at Tell el-ful is an abandoned structure near Beit Hanina, atop a hill known as Tell el-Ful.

Places in the Area

Beit Hanina

Suburb

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Beit Hanina is an Arab Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It is on the road to Ramallah, eight kilometers north of central Jerusalem, at an elevation of 780 meters above sea level.

Ramat Shlomo

Suburb

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Ramat Shlomo is an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem. The population, mostly ultra-Orthodox, is 21,000. Ramat Shlomo was built on land occupied by Israel since its capture from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered by the international community to be an Israeli settlement.

Shuafat

Suburb

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Shuafat, also Shu'fat and Sha'fat, is a mostly Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. Located on the old Jerusalem–Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City, Shu'fat has a population of 35,000 residents.

Bi’r ‘Umrān

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Wells to Discover

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