Rās al Jūrah

Rās al Jūrah is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,002 metres. Rās al Jūrah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Nabi Yunis and Cave of the Patriarchs.

Peak
Photo: Aseel zm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nabi Yunis is the highest point in the , with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of , , and is part of the Judean Mountains.

Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the in the , 30 kilometres south of . is situated 3½ km south of Rās al Jūrah.

Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of . The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. is situated 3½ km south of Rās al Jūrah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Einun and Halhul.

Suburb
or Bayt 'Anun is a Palestinian village in the , located five kilometers northeast of in the southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,928 inhabitants in 2017.

Town
Photo: Shatret, Public domain.
is a Palestinian city located in the southern part of the West Bank, 5 kilometres north of in the of . The town, bordered by and to the east, and to the north, and and westwards, is located 916 m above sea level, and is the highest inhabited place in the State of Palestine.

Photo: Extua, CC BY 3.0.
is an ancient city in the southern . It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.

Rās al Jūrah

Latitude
31.55618° or 31° 33′ 22″ north
Longitude
35.10061° or 35° 6′ 2″ east
Elevation
1,002 metres (3,287 feet)
Open location code
8G3QH442+F6
Geo­Names ID
8073101
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In Other Languages

“Rās al Jūrah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “راس الجورة”

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