Bi’r al Azwar
Bi’r al Azwar is a well in West Bank, Palestine. Bi’r al Azwar is situated nearby to the village Az-Za’ayyem, as well as near the locality Al ‘Īsawīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount of Olives and Mount Scopus.
Mount of Olives
Peak
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of Jerusalem surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually. Mount of Olives is situated 3 km southwest of Bi’r al Azwar.
Mount Scopus
Peak
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Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claim it is their capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not. Mount Scopus is situated 2½ km west of Bi’r al Azwar.
Dome of the Rock
Place of worship
The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad. Dome of the Rock is situated 4 km southwest of Bi’r al Azwar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Az-Za’ayyem and ’Anata.
Az-Za’ayyem
Village
Photo: Mary Madigan, CC BY 2.0.
az-Za'ayyem is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 3 kilometers east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017.
’Anata
Town
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'Anata is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem's Old City.
Issawiya
Suburb
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Al-Issawiya is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. It is located on the eastern slopes of the Mount Scopus ridge. To the east and north, it is bordered by Road 1, which connects Jerusalem with the settlement of Ma’ale Adumim; immediately adjoining…
Bi’r al Azwar
- Type: Well
- Also known as: “Bi’r al ‘Izwār”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.79306° or 31° 47′ 35″ northLongitude
35.27218° or 35° 16′ 20″ eastElevation
606 metres (1,988 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ7VC+6VGeoNames ID
284488
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al ‘Īsawīyah and Giv‘at Shappira.
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