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Biddu

Biddu is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers northwest of in the . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 8,231 in 2017.
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  • Type: Town with 8,230 residents
  • Description: town
  • Also known as: “Beddo”, “Biddu, Jerusalem”, and “Bidu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Cleophas Church and The Radar hill.

Church
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The or St. Cleopas Church also called Emmaus Church or the Basilica of St. Cleophas, is a Franciscan Catholic church located in the Palestinian village of in the .

Peak
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is a peak.

Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , commonly known as Nebi Samuel or Nebi Samwil, is the traditional burial site of the biblical prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 m above sea level, in the Palestinian village of , in the . is situated 3 km east of Biddu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Qubeiba and Beit Surik.

Village
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is a Palestinian town in the of , located 2 kilometers northwest of in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2017, the village had a population of 3,876.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 12 kilometers Northwest of in the northern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 4,025 in 2017.

Village
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Beit Ijza; is a village in the Jerusalem Governorate in the central with an area of 2,526 dunams. Located approximately six miles north of , it had a population of 698 in 2007 and 854 by 2017.

Biddu

Latitude
31.83502° or 31° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
35.14687° or 35° 8′ 49″ east
Population
8,230
Elevation
812 metres (2,664 feet)
Open location code
8G3QR4PW+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332794378
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
284270
Wiki­data ID
Q977521
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Biddu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بدو (القدس)”
  • Arabic: “بدو”
  • Arabic: “بدّو‎”
  • Arabic: “قرية بدو”
  • Asturian: “Biddu, Jerusalem”
  • Catalan: “Biddu”
  • Cebuano: “Biddū”
  • Czech: “Biddú”
  • Dutch: “Biddu, Jerusalem”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بدو”
  • French: “Biddou”
  • French: “Biddu”
  • Hebrew: “בידו”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Biddu i Jerusalem”
  • Persian: “بدو”
  • Polish: “Biddu”
  • Spanish: “Biddu”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al Eghatha Health Center and Beddu Town Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Biddu”. Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.