Ra’s Kharrūbah
Ra’s Kharrūbah is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 654 metres. Ra’s Kharrūbah is situated nearby to the town ’Anata, as well as near the suburb Shuafat refugee camp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Scopus and Mount of Olives.
Mount Scopus
Peak
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claim it is their capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not. Mount Scopus is situated 2½ km southwest of Ra’s Kharrūbah.
Mount of Olives
Peak
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of Jerusalem surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually. Mount of Olives is situated 4 km southwest of Ra’s Kharrūbah.
Pool of Bethesda
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Pool of Bethesda is referred to in John's Gospel in the Christian New Testament, in an account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man at a pool of water in Jerusalem, described as being near the Sheep Gate and surrounded by five covered colonnades or porticoes. Pool of Bethesda is situated 4 km southwest of Ra’s Kharrūbah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ’Anata and Shuafat refugee camp.
’Anata
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
'Anata is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem's Old City.
Shuafat refugee camp
Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shu'fat, or more commonly Shuafat, is a Palestinian refugee camp in Jerusalem jurisdiction located next to Shuafat, a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem.
Issawiya
Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Issawiya is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It is located on the eastern slopes of the Mount Scopus ridge. To the east and north, it is bordered by Road 1, which connects Jerusalem with the settlement of Ma’ale Adumim; immediately adjoining…
Ra’s Kharrūbah
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 654 metres
- Also known as: “Ra’s Kharrubah” and “Rās Kharrūba”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.80912° or 31° 48′ 33″ northLongitude
35.26309° or 35° 15′ 47″ eastElevation
654 metres (2,146 feet)Open location code
8G3QR757+J6GeoNames ID
283233
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