Bi’er Yacoub
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.
- Greek Orthodox church
- …is also known as “Jacob’s Well”
- Description: Biblical place at the West Bank
- Address: Nablus
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joseph’s Tomb and Mount Gerizim.
Joseph’s Tomb
Joseph's Tomb is a funerary monument located in Balata… Joseph’s Tomb is situated 420 metres north of Bi’er Yacoub.
Tell Balata
Tell Balata is an archaeological site in the West Bank… Tell Balata is situated 590 metres northwest of Bi’er Yacoub.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balata Camp and Askar RC (al-Qadeem).
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Bi’er Yacoub
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Latitude
32.20943° or 32° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.28539° or 35° 17′ 7″ east
Open location code
8G4Q675P+Q5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_well
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Bi’er Yacoub” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بئر يعقوب”
- Armenian: “Իակովի ջրհոր”
- Armenian: “Հակոբի ջրհոր”
- Catalan: “Pou de Jacob”
- Chinese: “雅各井”
- Dutch: “Jacob’s Well”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بئر يعقوب”
- French: “Puits de Jacob”
- German: “Jakobsbrunnen”
- Greek: “πηγη του Ιακωβ”
- Greek: “Φρέαρ του Ιακώβ”
- Hebrew: “באר יעקב”
- Indonesian: “Sumur Yakub”
- Italian: “Pozzo di Giacobbe”
- Japanese: “ヤコブの泉”
- Korean: “야곱의 우물”
- Persian: “چاه یعقوب (مکان مقدس در فلسطین)”
- Persian: “چاه یعقوب”
- Polish: “Studnia Jakuba”
- Polish: “Studnia Jakubowa”
- Portuguese: “Poço de Jacó”
- Romanian: “Biserica Ortodoxă Greacă ‘Fântâna lui Iacov’”
- Russian: “Колодец Иакова”
- Spanish: “Pozo de Jacob”
- Swedish: “Jakobs källa”
- Tagalog: “Balon ng Sicar”
- Tagalog: “Balon ng Sikar”
- Tagalog: “Balon ni Jacob”
- Tagalog: “Balon ni Sicar”
- Tagalog: “Balon ni Sikar”
- Tagalog: “Bir Ya’kub”
- Tagalog: “Bir Ya’qub”
- Tagalog: “Bukal ni Jacob”
- Tagalog: “Fountain of Jacob”
- Tagalog: “Jacob’s fountain”
- Tagalog: “Jacob’s well”
- Tagalog: “Sychar Well”
- Tagalog: “Sychar’s well”
- Tagalog: “Well of Jacob”
- Tagalog: “Well of Sychar”
- Turkish: “Yakup Kuyusu”
- Ukrainian: “Бір-Якуб”
- Ukrainian: “Колодязь Якова”
- Ukrainian: “Криниця Якова”
- Urdu: “یعقوب کا کنواں”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مسجد مخيم بلاطة القديم and Bait Al Balad Association.
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