Jāmi‘ Shīḩ
Jāmi‘ Shīḩ is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Jāmi‘ Shīḩ is situated nearby to the village Kafr Qallil, as well as near Berakha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Bi’er Yacoub is situated 2½ km northeast of Jāmi‘ Shīḩ.
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 3 km northeast of Jāmi‘ Shīḩ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kafr Qallil and Berakha.
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.
Berakha
Village
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Har Brakha, more commonly spelled Har Bracha is an Israeli settlement located on the southern ridge of Mount Gerizim at an elevation of 870 metres above sea level, in the West Bank's Samarian Mountains, near the Palestinian city of Nablus.
Kiryat Luza
Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiryat Luza is a village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority, and is the only remaining site populated wholly by Samaritans.
Jāmi‘ Shīḩ
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Jāmi‘ ash Shaykh”, “Jāmi‘ esh Sheikh”, and “Jami‘ Shih”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.1893° or 32° 11′ 22″ northLongitude
35.27115° or 35° 16′ 16″ eastElevation
767 metres (2,516 feet)Open location code
8G4Q57QC+PFGeoNames ID
283524
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