Al Ḩisbah

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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 1 km west of Al Ḩisbah.

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 1 km southwest of Al Ḩisbah.

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 and Israelite city, identified since 1913 with the Biblical city of Shechem. Tell Balata is situated 1¼ km west of Al Ḩisbah.

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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”.

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.

Azmut

Village

Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.

’Azmut is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers northeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 3,440 inhabitants in 2017.

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