Khirbat ‘Awfar
Khirbat ‘Awfar is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat ‘Awfar is situated nearby to the village Tell, as well as near Madama.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include An-Najah National University and Od Yosef Chai.
An-Najah National University
University
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An-Najah National University is a non-governmental public university governed by a board of trustees in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine. The university has 22,000 students and 300 professors in 19 faculties. It is the largest university in the State of Palestine. An-Najah National University is situated 3½ km northeast of Khirbat ‘Awfar.
Od Yosef Chai
School
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Od Yosef Chai, also known as Od Yosef Hai is a yeshiva situated in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar. Od Yosef Chai includes several related institutions; a yeshiva high school, a yeshiva gedola, a kollel and the publishing house that released "The King's Torah", and other materials. Od Yosef Chai is situated 3 km south of Khirbat ‘Awfar.
Rafidiya
Building
Rafidiya is a neighborhood in the western part of the Palestinian city of Nablus. It was a separate village until it was merged into the municipality in 1966. In 1961, Rafidiya had 923 inhabitants, rising to 1,200 in 1983. Rafidiya is situated 3 km north of Khirbat ‘Awfar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tell and Madama.
Tell
Village
Tell, pronounced Till, is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located five kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 5,162 inhabitants in 2017.
Madama
Village
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Madama is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate.
Asira al-Qibliya
Village
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’Asira al-Qibliya is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,935 inhabitants in 2017.
Khirbat ‘Awfar
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat ‘Ufār” and “Khirbet ‘Aufar”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.19553° or 32° 11′ 44″ northLongitude
35.22511° or 35° 13′ 30″ eastElevation
678 metres (2,224 feet)Open location code
8G4Q56WG+62GeoNames ID
284545
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