Palestine
West Bank
Nablus Governorate

Balata Camp

Balata Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern in 1950, adjacent to Balata village on the outskirts of the city of . Balata Camp had a population of 14,635 in 2017.
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  • Type: Town with 14,600 residents
  • Description: refugee camp in Nablus
  • Also known as: “Balata”, “Balāta”, “Balata RC”, “Balatah”, and “Balāţah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bi’er Yacoub and Mount Gerizim.

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 in the .

Peak
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of two mountains near the city of and the biblical city of Shechem, located in the north of ’s .

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 , on the outskirts of the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Luza and Rujeib.

Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village situated on near the city of in the . It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of and the Palestinian National Authority, and is the only remaining site populated wholly by Samaritans.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian town in the of the State of Palestine, in the northern , located 3 kilometers southeast of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,964 inhabitants in 2017.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian town in the of the State of Palestine, in the northern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,029 inhabitants in 2017.

Balata Camp

Latitude
32.20548° or 32° 12′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.2865° or 35° 17′ 11″ east
Population
14,600
Elevation
494 metres (1,621 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q674P+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 334200011
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
284446
Wiki­data ID
Q2880573
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Balata Camp” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مخيم بلاطة”
  • Arabic: “مخيم بلاطه”
  • Basque: “Balatako kanpamentua”
  • Catalan: “Balata”
  • Cebuano: “Balāţah”
  • Chinese: “巴拉塔”
  • Chinese: “巴拉塔難民營”
  • Dutch: “Balata”
  • Esperanto: “Balata”
  • Finnish: “Balatan pakolaisleiri”
  • French: “Balata”
  • Hebrew: “בלאטה”
  • Hebrew: “מ.פ. בלטה”
  • Japanese: “バラタ・キャンプ”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه بلاطه”
  • Polish: “Balata (obóz uchodźców)”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Balata”
  • Russian: “Балата (Наблус)”
  • Russian: “Балата”
  • Spanish: “Campamento de Balata”

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