Deir al-Hatab

Deir al-Hatab is a Palestinian village in the in the northern , located east of , near the neighbouring villages of Salem and Azmout.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 2,190 residents
  • Description: village council in Nablus
  • Also known as: “Dayr al Hatab”, “Deir al Hatab”, and “Deir el Hatab”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bi’er Yacoub and Joseph’s Tomb.

Church
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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 in the . is situated 3½ km west of Deir al-Hatab.

Place of worship
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 , on the outskirts of the city of . is situated 3½ km west of Deir al-Hatab.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site in the near , , that includes the remains of an ancient Canaanite city, associated since 1913 with the Biblical city of Shechem. is situated 4 km west of Deir al-Hatab.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azmut and Salim.

Village
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’ is a Palestinian village in the in the eastern , located five kilometers northeast of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 3,440 inhabitants in 2017.

Village
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is a Palestinian town in the northern , located six kilometers east of and is a part of the . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 6,266 inhabitants in 2017.

Village
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is an Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the . Located northeast of the Palestinian city of , on the slopes of the Mount Kabir ridge, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.

Deir al-Hatab

Latitude
32.2171° or 32° 13′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.32186° or 35° 19′ 19″ east
Population
2,190
Elevation
509 metres (1,670 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q688C+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 334199375
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
284099
Wiki­data ID
Q5252533
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Deir al-Hatab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير الحطب”
  • Catalan: “Deir al-Hatab”
  • Cebuano: “Dayr al Ḩaţab”
  • Dutch: “Deir al-Hatab”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير الحطب”
  • French: “Deir al-Hatab”
  • Hebrew: “דיר אל-חטב”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Deir al-Hatab”
  • Russian: “Дейр-эль-Хатаб”

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