Bourin
Burin is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 7 kilometres southwest of Nablus. The town had a population of 2,844 in 2017.Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: municipality in Nablus
- Also known as: “Burin” and “Burin, Nablus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Gerizim and Od Yosef Chai.
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 3 km northeast of Bourin.
Od Yosef Chai
School
Photo: לוי יצחק כהן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Od Yosef Chai, also known as Od Yosef Hai is a yeshiva situated in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar. Od Yosef Chai includes several related institutions; a yeshiva high school, a yeshiva gedola, a kollel and the publishing house that released "The King's Torah", and other materials.
Joseph Lookout Point
Scenic viewpoint
Mitzpe Yosef is an Israeli outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Located on Mount Gerizim near Nablus, it falls within the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. Joseph Lookout Point is situated 3½ km northeast of Bourin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berakha and Madama.
Berakha
Village
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Har Brakha, more commonly spelled Har Bracha is an Israeli settlement located on the southern ridge of Mount Gerizim at an elevation of 870 metres above sea level, in the West Bank's Samarian Mountains, near the Palestinian city of Nablus.
Madama
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Madama is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate.
Yitzhar
Village
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Yitzhar is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank, south of the city of Nablus, just off Route 60, north of the Tapuach Junction. The predominantly Orthodox Jewish community falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council.
Bourin
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.18322° or 32° 10′ 60″ northLongitude
35.25006° or 35° 15′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8G4Q57M2+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 432090371OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q2896916
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Bourin” goes by many names.
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