Al Muḩāfiz̧ah
Al Muḩāfiz̧ah is an administrative facility in Palestine. Al Muḩāfiz̧ah is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tell Balata, as well as near the synagogue Joseph’s Tomb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Gerizim and Tell Balata.
Mount Gerizim
Peak
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Gerizim is one of two mountains near the Palestinian city of Nablus and the biblical city of Shechem, located in the north of Palestine’s West Bank.
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 640 metres east of Al Muḩāfiz̧ah.
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 east of Al Muḩāfiz̧ah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiryat Luza and Balata Camp.
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.
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.
Nablus
Photo: Uwe a, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Nablus is a large city within the Palestinian Territories, in the Central Highlands of the West Bank, some 63 km north of Jerusalem.
Al Muḩāfiz̧ah
- Type: Administrative facility
- Also known as: “Al Muhafizah” and “Governorate”
- Category: government building
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.2143° or 32° 12′ 52″ northLongitude
35.27477° or 35° 16′ 29″ eastElevation
545 metres (1,788 feet)Open location code
8G4Q677F+PWGeoNames ID
8071786
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In Other Languages
“Al Muḩāfiz̧ah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المجافظة”
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