Al-Bireh

Al-Bireh is a city in the central , 15 kilometers north of . It is the capital of the of the State of Palestine.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 38,200 residents
  • Description: City in the West Bank, State of Palestine
  • Also known as: “Al Bira”, “Al Birah”, “Albireh”, “Be-ērot”, “Be-ēroth”, “Bīra”, “Bīrah”, “Bīre”, “El Bīra”, “El-Bira”, “El-Bireh”, “알 비레”, “アル＝ビーレ”, “比勒赫”, and “阿尔·比雷”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque and Al-Kasaba.

Mosque
Photo: Abutoum, Public domain.
Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is the largest in al-Bireh, , .

Theater building
Photo: Djex93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Theatre and Cinematheque is a theatre and…

Square
Photo: AmeenSaeb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town square located in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Psagot and Ramallah.

Village
Photo: Ramallite, Public domain.
is an Israeli settlement in the …

Photo: GuillaumeG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Ram Allah is a small city in the …

Suburb
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafr 'Aqab is the northernmost Palestinian Arab neighborhood in . is situated 3 km south of Al-Bireh.

Al-Bireh

Latitude
31.90074° or 31° 54′ 3″ north
Longitude
35.21176° or 35° 12′ 42″ east
Population
38,200
Elevation
852 metres (2,795 feet)
Open location code
8G3QW626+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432288078
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
285108
Wiki­data ID
Q311326
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Al-Bireh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البيرة”
  • Aragonese: “Al-Bireh”
  • Asturian: “Al-Bireh”
  • Basque: “Al-Bireh”
  • Catalan: “Al-Bireh”
  • Cebuano: “Al Bīrah”
  • Central Kurdish: “ئەلبیرە”
  • Chinese: “比雷赫”
  • Czech: “al-Bíra”
  • Czech: “Al-Bíra”
  • Danish: “Al-Bireh”
  • Dutch: “Al-Bireh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “البيره”
  • Esperanto: “Al-Bireh”
  • Finnish: “Al-Bireh”
  • French: “Al-Bireh”
  • Galician: “Al-Bira, Palestina”
  • Galician: “Al-Bira”
  • German: “Al-Bira”
  • German: “Al-Bireh”
  • Greek: “Αλ-Μπίρα”
  • Hebrew: “אל בירה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-בירה”
  • Icelandic: “Al-Bireh”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Bireh”
  • Italian: “Al-Bireh”
  • Japanese: “アル・ビレ”
  • Korean: “알비레”
  • Lithuanian: “Bira”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Al-Bireh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Bireh”
  • Norwegian: “Al-Bireh”
  • Persian: “البیرة”
  • Persian: “البیره”
  • Polish: “Al-Bira”
  • Romanian: “Al-Bireh”
  • Russian: “аль-Бира”
  • Russian: “Аль-Бира”
  • Russian: “эль-Бира”
  • Russian: “Эль-Бира”
  • Scots: “Al-Bireh”
  • Slovenian: “Al Bireh”
  • Spanish: “Al Bireh”
  • Swedish: “Al-Bireh”
  • Turkish: “El Bireh”
  • Ukrainian: “Аль-Біра”
  • Urdu: “البیرہ”
  • Welsh: “Al-Bireh”
  • Western Frisian: “Al-Bireh”
  • Western Panjabi: “البیرہ”
  • Zeeuws: “Al-Bireh”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Alshurafa and Bab al-Amari.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Altarbiyah wa Altaleem Ministry and مديرية التربية والتعليم رام الله والبيره.

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