Ra’s Muḩammad
Ra’s Muḩammad is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 639 metres. Ra’s Muḩammad is situated nearby to the locality Khirbat Kafr Baytā, as well as near the village Itamar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Mount Gerizim is situated 4 km west of Ra’s Muḩammad.
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. Bi’er Yacoub is situated 3½ km northwest of Ra’s Muḩammad.
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 3½ km northwest of Ra’s Muḩammad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Itamar and Rujeib.
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
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Beit Furik
Town
Photo: יורם שורק, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beit Furik is a town located nine kilometers southeast of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate of the northern West Bank, Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 13,477 inhabitants in 2017. Beit Furik is situated 2½ km southeast of Ra’s Muḩammad.
Ra’s Muḩammad
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 639 metres
- Also known as: “Ra’s Muhammad”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.18819° or 32° 11′ 18″ northLongitude
35.31028° or 35° 18′ 37″ eastElevation
639 metres (2,096 feet)Open location code
8G4Q58Q6+74GeoNames ID
282698
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