Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah
Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah is a historical site in Palestine. Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah is situated nearby to the synagogue Joseph’s Tomb, as well as near the archaeological site Tell Balata.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joseph’s Tomb and Tell Balata.
Joseph’s Tomb
Synagogue
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 a 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, and is the only remaining site populated wholly by Samaritans.
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″ northLongitude
35.28354° or 35° 17′ 1″ eastElevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)Open location code
8G4Q677M+6CGeoNames ID
8070362
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In Other Languages
“Nāblus al Kan‘ānīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نابلس الكنعانية”
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