Wādī Abū ash Shawk

Places of Interest

Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun

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 Kifl Haris in the West Bank.

Places in the Area

Zayta Jamma’in

Village

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Zeita Jamma'in is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 16 kilometers southwest of Nablus. The village is located just north of Jamma'in, from which the village receives its name.

Kifl Haris

Village

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Kifl Haris is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located six kilometers west of Salfit and 18 kilometers south of Nablus, in Salfit Governorate, Palestine; it is located northwest of the Israeli settlement of Ariel.

Deir Istiya

Village

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Deir Istiya is a Palestinian town of 3,696 in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, 15 kilometers southwest of Nablus. The built-up area of Deir Istiya is 74 dunams, and its old city has about thirty families. Deir Istiya is situated 2½ km west of Wādī Abū ash Shawk.

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