Rās al Jūrah
Rās al Jūrah is a locality in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 1,002 metres. Rās al Jūrah is situated nearby to the locality Khirbat an Naşārá, as well as near Qayzūn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Mount Nabi Yunis.
Cave of the Patriarchs
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 3½ km south of Rās al Jūrah.
Mount Nabi Yunis
Peak
Photo: Aseel zm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nabi Yunis is the highest point of the Judean Mountains and the southern portion of the West Bank, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of Halhul, Hebron Governorate.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. 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. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 3½ km south of Rās al Jūrah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halhul and Hebron.
Halhul
Town
Photo: Shatret, Public domain.
Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern part of the West Bank, 5 kilometres north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine. The town, bordered by Sa'ir and al-Shuyukh to the east, Beit Ummar and al-Arroub refugee camp to the north, and Kharas and Nuba westwards, is located 916 m above sea level, and is the highest inhabited place in the State of Palestine.
Hebron
Hebron is an ancient city in the southern West Bank. It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.
Kiryat Arba
Village
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2023 it had a population of 7,572. Kiryat Arba is situated 3½ km southeast of Rās al Jūrah.
Rās al Jūrah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ras al Jurah”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.55618° or 31° 33′ 22″ northLongitude
35.10061° or 35° 6′ 2″ eastElevation
1,002 metres (3,287 feet)Open location code
8G3QH442+F6GeoNames ID
8073101
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In Other Languages
“Rās al Jūrah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “راس الجورة”
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