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Al Jib

Al Jib or al-Jib is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located ten kilometers northwest of , partially in the seam zone of the .
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  • Type: Village with 3,860 residents
  • Description: village council in Jerusalem Governorate
  • Also known as: “Al Jīb”, “Al-Jib”, “El Jīb”, “Jīb”, and “Jib, Jerusalem”
  • Historically known as: “Gibeon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jerusalem Airport and Ofer Penitentiary.

Aerodrome
Photo: Ehudg, Public domain.
Jerusalem International Airport was a regional airport located in the city of . When it was opened in 1925, it was the first airport in the British Mandate for Palestine. is situated 4 km northeast of Al Jib.

Prison
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
Ofer Prison, formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385, is an Israeli military incarceration facility in the Israeli-occupied , between and .

Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , commonly known as Nebi Samuel or Nebi Samwil, is the traditional burial site of the biblical prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 m above sea level, in the Palestinian village of , in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givon Camp and Bir Nabala.

Neighborhood
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian enclave town in the located eight kilometers northeast of , in . In mid-year 2006, it had an estimated population of 6,100 residents.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian village in the of the State of Palestine, in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,634 in 2017.

Al Jib

Latitude
31.85103° or 31° 51′ 4″ north
Longitude
35.18234° or 35° 10′ 56″ east
Population
3,860
Elevation
749 metres (2,457 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV52J+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432261366
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
285070
Wiki­data ID
Q6191988
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Al Jib” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجيب”
  • Arabic: “الجِيب”
  • Arabic: “قرية الجيب”
  • Arabic: “قريه الجيب”
  • Bulgarian: “Джиб”
  • Catalan: “Al-Jib”
  • Dutch: “Jib, Jerusalem”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجيب”
  • French: “Al Jib”
  • French: “al-Jib”
  • French: “Jib”
  • Hebrew: “אל-ג’יב”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Al Jib”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jib i Jerusalem”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jib i Jerusalem”
  • Norwegian: “Al Jib”
  • Persian: “الجیب”
  • Polish: “Al-Dżib”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al Jeb Local Council and Regional Planning Commission.

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