Al-Ras
al-Ras is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 7 kilometers South-east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Ras had a population of 650 inhabitants in 2017.- Type: Village
- Description: village council in Tulkarm Governorate
- Also known as: “Al-Ras, Tulkarm”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mitzpe Hadar.
Mitzpe Hadar
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mitzpe Hadar is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Al-Ras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kafr Sur and Sal’it.
Kafr Sur
Village
Photo: Aicha95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kafr Sur is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 12 kilometers Southeast of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafr Sur had a population of approximately 1,254 inhabitants in mid-year 2006, and 1,288 by 2017.
Sal’it
Village
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sal'it is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located in the Seam Zone around eight kilometres south of the Palestinian city of Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.
Shufa
Village
Photo: Ayman Droubi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shufa is a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 6 kilometers South-east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Shufa had a population of approximately 1,253 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,350 by 2017. Shufa is situated 3 km northeast of Al-Ras.
Al-Ras
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Qalqilya, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.25139° or 32° 15′ 5″ northLongitude
35.0636° or 35° 3′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8G4Q7327+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 334502915OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q4703125
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Al-Ras” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الراس”
- Catalan: “Al-Ras”
- Dutch: “Al-Ras”
- French: “Al-Ras”
- Hebrew: “א-ראס”
- Hebrew: “אל-ראס”
- Irish: “Al-Ras”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Ras”
- Polish: “Ar-Ras”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al-Ras Village Council and مجلس قروي الراس.
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