Beitin

Beitin is a Palestinian village in the in the central , located 5 kilometers northeast of along the Ramallah-Nablus road.
Wikipedia
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,950 residents
  • Description: Palestinian town
  • Also known as: “Baytin”, “Baytīn”, “Beitîn”, “Beitīn”, “Betel”, “Beth-el”, “Bethel”, “Bitayn”, and “Biteen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burj Beitin and Khirbet el-Maqatir.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site located in the central , between and Beitin. Occupation began with a fortified settlement in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, followed by an Iron Age highland village.

Public building
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Mukataa is an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center, particularly in Palestine. Mukataas were mostly built during the British Mandate as Tegart forts and were used both as British government centers and as dwellings for the British administrative staff. is situated 3½ km southwest of Beitin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giv’at Asaf and Bet El.

Hamlet
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Giv'at Asaf is an Israeli outpost in the . Located 3.5 kilometres from the settlement of , it falls under the jurisdiction of the .

Village
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Beit El or Beth El is an Israeli settlement and local council located in the Binyamin Region of the . The Orthodox Jewish town was settled in 1977–78 by the ultranationalist group Gush Emunim.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian town in the in the central . It is located approximately 7 km northeast of the city of and its elevation is 800 m. is situated 3 km north of Beitin.

Beitin

Latitude
31.92586° or 31° 55′ 33″ north
Longitude
35.23977° or 35° 14′ 23″ east
Population
2,950
Elevation
863 metres (2,831 feet)
Open location code
8G3QW6GQ+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332977009
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
284328
Wiki­data ID
Q2898916
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Beitin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بتين”
  • Arabic: “بيتين”
  • Arabic: “بَيتين”
  • Bengali: “বেইতিন, ফিলিস্তিন”
  • Bulgarian: “Бейтин”
  • Catalan: “Beitin”
  • Cebuano: “Baytīn”
  • Dutch: “Beitin”
  • French: “Beitin”
  • German: “Beitin (Westjordanland)”
  • German: “Beitin”
  • Hebrew: “ביתין”
  • Indonesian: “Beitin”
  • Irish: “Beitin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beitin”
  • Polish: “Bajtin”

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Highlights include Biteen Youth Club and Biteen New Mosque.

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