Ra’s ‘Ayyāsh
Ra’s ‘Ayyāsh is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Ra’s ‘Ayyāsh is situated nearby to the village Yabrud, as well as near Silwad.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tall Asur and Amona.
Tall Asur
Peak
Tall Asur, (Hebrew: Ba'al-hazor, is an irregularly shaped plateau, marking the geographical boundary between Samaria to its north and Judea to its south. Tall Asur is situated 3½ km east of Ra’s ‘Ayyāsh.
Amona
Ruins
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Amona is situated 3 km southeast of Ra’s ‘Ayyāsh.
Beit Midrash
Synagogue
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 km southwest of Ra’s ‘Ayyāsh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yabrud and Silwad.
Yabrud
Village
Yabrud is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately 13 km northeast of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is 790 m.
Silwad
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silwad is a Palestinian town located north-east of Ramallah, about 5 km away from the Nablus-Jerusalem highway of the West Bank, in the State of Palestine.
Ein Yabrud
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Ra’s ‘Ayyāsh
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Ra’s ‘Ayyash”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.96667° or 31° 58′ northLongitude
35.25° or 35° 15′ eastElevation
799 metres (2,621 feet)Open location code
8G3QX782+M2GeoNames ID
282201
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