Rujeib
Rujeib is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 3 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,964 inhabitants in 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 3,810 residents
- Description: village council in Nablus
- Also known as: “Oujeeb” and “Rujayb”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Gerizim and Bi’er Yacoub.
Mount Gerizim
Peak
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Gerizim is one of two mountains near the Palestinian city of Nablus and the biblical city of Shechem, located in the north of Palestine’s West Bank.
Bi’er Yacoub
Church
Photo: Jkgarrett17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Joseph’s Tomb
Synagogue
Photo: David Roberts (painter), Public domain.
Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located in Balata village at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 m northwest of Jacob's Well, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus. Joseph’s Tomb is situated 2½ km north of Rujeib.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kafr Qallil and Balata Camp.
Kafr Qallil
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafr Qallil is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,029 inhabitants in 2017.
Balata Camp
Town
Photo: Hoshvilim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balata Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern West Bank in 1950, adjacent to Balata village on the outskirts of the city of Nablus. Balata Camp had a population of 14,635 in 2017.
Itamar
Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Itamar is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's Samarian mountains, five kilometers southeast of the Palestinian city of Nablus. The settlement was built on land confiscated from the Palestinian villages of Awarta, Beit Furik,Yanun, Aqraba and Rujeib.
Rujeib
- Category: locality
- Location: Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.19012° or 32° 11′ 24″ northLongitude
35.29397° or 35° 17′ 38″ eastPopulation
3,810Elevation
528 metres (1,732 feet)Open location code
8G4Q57RV+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 334200525OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
282140Wikidata ID
Q7378828
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