Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah

Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah is a historical site in Palestine. Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah is situated nearby to the place of worship Joseph’s Tomb, as well as near the archaeological site Tell Balata.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joseph’s Tomb and Tell Balata.

Joseph’s Tomb

Place of worship

Photo: David Roberts (painter), Public domain.

Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located in Balata village at the eastern entrance to the valley that separates Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, 300 m northwest of Jacob's Well, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus. Joseph’s Tomb is situated 140 metres east of Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah.

Tell Balata

Archaeological site

Photo: TrickyH, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tell Balata is an archaeological site in the West Bank near Nablus, Palestine, that includes the remains of an ancient Canaanite city, associated since 1913 with the Biblical city of Shechem. Tell Balata is situated 200 metres west of Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah.

Bi’er Yacoub

Church

Photo: Jkgarrett17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jacob's Well, also known as Jacob's Fountain or the Well of Sychar, is a Christian holy site located in Balata village, a suburb of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank. Bi’er Yacoub is situated 450 metres southeast of Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balata Camp and Askar RC (al-Qadeem).

Balata Camp

Town

Photo: Hoshvilim, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Balata Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern West Bank in 1950, adjacent to Balata village on the outskirts of the city of Nablus. Balata Camp had a population of 14,635 in 2017.

Askar RC (al-Qadeem)

Village

Photo: Qusay.khateeb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Askar is a Palestinian refugee camp. It is located on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus and was established in 1950 on 119 dunums of land. Residents of the camp refer to this as “New Askar”.

Kiryat Luza

Village

Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kiryat Luza is an Israelite Samaritan village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority.

Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah

Type: Historical site
Also known as: “Cana’anite Shekem”, “Nablus al Kan’aniyah”, and “Nābulus al Kan‘ānīyah”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.21312° or 32° 12′ 47″ north

Longitude

35.28354° or 35° 17′ 1″ east

Elevation

518 metres (1,699 feet)

Open location code

8G4Q677M+6C

GeoNames ID

8070362

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In Other Languages

“Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “نابلس الكنعانية”

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