Ar Ra’s

Ar Ra’s is a hill in , and has an elevation of 548 metres. Ar Ra’s is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Martyr Yasser Arafat Governmental Hospital and Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun.

Hospital
Photo: Sicherlich, CC BY 3.0.
or Salfit Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in the city, , . Followed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. is situated 2½ km southeast of Ar Ra’s.

Place of worship
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The Tomb of Joshua, i.e. the burial site of the biblical figure Joshua, and that of his companion Caleb are, according to a Samaritan tradition noted in 1877, at in the . is situated 3 km north of Ar Ra’s.

Archaeological site
Photo: Ameen Rammal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archeological site in the . It lies between the Israeli settlements of and and near the Palestinian town of , in the of the State of Palestine. is situated 3½ km west of Ar Ra’s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farkha and Salfit.

Village
Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Palestinian village in the in the northern , 30 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 1,650 in 2017.

Town
Photo: Ameen Rammal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the central , , and the capital of the . It is located adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Ariel. is situated 2½ km east of Ar Ra’s.

Village
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is a Palestinian town in the of the State of Palestine, in the northern , 24 kilometers Southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 4,137 in 2017. is situated 3 km northwest of Ar Ra’s.

Ar Ra’s

Latitude
32.09011° or 32° 5′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.15353° or 35° 9′ 13″ east
Elevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q35R3+2C
Geo­Names ID
284886
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