Ra’s ash Shifā
Ra’s ash Shifā is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 836 metres. Ra’s ash Shifā is situated nearby to the village Ein Yabrud, as well as near Ofra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Amona and Beit Midrash.
Amona
Ruins
Amona was an Israeli outpost in the central West Bank. Located on a hill overlooking Ofra within the municipal boundaries of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, the village was founded in 1995 on privately owned Palestinian land.
Beit Midrash
Synagogue
The Beit El Yeshiva is a Religious Zionist Yeshiva situated in the Israeli settlement of Beit El, a community in the Binyamin region near Ramallah in the Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank. Beit Midrash is situated 3½ km west of Ra’s ash Shifā.
Burj Beitin
Archaeological site
Burj Beitin is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km south of Ra’s ash Shifā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Yabrud and Ofra.
Ein Yabrud
Village
Ein Yabrud is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately 7 km northeast of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is 800 m.
Ofra
Village
Ofra is an Israeli settlement located in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Located on the main road between Jerusalem and Nablus, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.
Dura al-Qar’
Village
Dura al-Qar' or Dura al-Qari'a is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Dura al-Qar' had a population of 3,032 inhabitants in 2017. Dura al-Qar’ is situated 3 km west of Ra’s ash Shifā.
Ra’s ash Shifā
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 836 metres
- Also known as: “Dhahr Ras esh Shifa” and “Ra’s ash Shifa”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.94992° or 31° 56′ 60″ north
Longitude
35.25639° or 35° 15′ 23″ east
Elevation
836 metres (2,743 feet)
Open location code
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GeoNames ID
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