Askar Camp

Places of Interest Nearby

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 2 km west of Askar Camp.

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 2 km west of Askar Camp.

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. Mount Gerizim is situated 3½ km southwest of Askar Camp.

Places in the Area

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”.

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.

Deir al-Hatab

Village

Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Deir al-Hatab is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located east of Nablus, near the neighbouring villages of Salem and Azmout.

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