Na’ale

Na'ale is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 2,932.

Type: Village with 2,150 residents
Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
Historically known as: “Naale”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shuqba Cave and Artabba Fortress.

Shuqba Cave

Cave

Photo: Wala fatayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shuqba Cave is an archaeological site in Wadi Natuf near the town of Shuqba in the West Bank, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine. The cave is the type-site for the prehistoric Natufian culture. Shuqba Cave is situated 3 km northwest of Na’ale.

Artabba Fortress

Archaeological site

Khirbet Artabbeh, also known simply as Artabba or Artabbeh, is an archaeological site in the central West Bank, southeast of Deir Abu Mash'al. The site comprises the remains of a Hasmonean-Herodian fortress, an adjacent ruin, and a spring. Artabba Fortress is situated 3 km north of Na’ale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nili and Shabtin.

Nili

Village

Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nili is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located 3.8 kilometres east of the Green line and a few hundred metres from the Palestinian village of Deir Qaddis, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Shabtin

Village

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Shabtin is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank. Shabtin is located 14.4 kilometres north-west of Ramallah.