Balata Camp
Balata Camp is a refugee camp in West Bank, Palestine and has about 15,100 residents. Balata Camp is situated nearby to the church Bi’er Yacoub, as well as near the synagogue Joseph’s Tomb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bi’er Yacoub and Joseph’s Tomb.
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 320 metres north of Balata Camp.
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 730 metres north of Balata Camp.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balata Camp and Kiryat Luza.
Balata Camp
Town
Photo: Hoshvilim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balata Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern West Bank in 1950, adjacent to Balata village on the outskirts of the city of Nablus. Balata Camp had a population of 14,635 in 2017.
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.
Askar RC (al-Qadeem)
Village
Photo: Qusay.khateeb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Askar is a Palestinian refugee camp. It is located on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus and was established in 1950 on 119 dunums of land. Residents of the camp refer to this as “New Askar”.
Balata Camp
- Type: Refugee camp
- Also known as: “Balata”, “Balata Refugee Camp”, and “Mukhayyam Balāţah”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.20672° or 32° 12′ 24″ northLongitude
35.28641° or 35° 17′ 11″ eastPopulation
15,100Elevation
493 metres (1,617 feet)Open location code
8G4Q674P+MHGeoNames ID
284444
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In Other Languages
“Balata Camp” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مخيم بلاطة”
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