Al Sakar

Places of Interest

Mahmoud Darwish Museum (Al-Birweh Park)

Park

Photo: Hadi Hijjawi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ofer Penitentiary

Prison

Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.

Ofer Prison, formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385, is an Israeli military incarceration facility in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, between Beitunia and Giv'at Ze'ev. Ofer Penitentiary is situated 2½ km south of Al Sakar.

Government Departments Complex

Public building

Photo: PalestinianLiberator, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mukataa is an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center, particularly in Palestine. Mukataas were mostly built during the British Mandate as Tegart forts and were used both as British government centers and as dwellings for the British administrative staff. Government Departments Complex is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Sakar.

Places in the Area

Beitunia

Town

Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beitunia, also Bitunya, is a Palestinian city located 3 kilometers west of Ramallah and 14 kilometers north of Jerusalem, in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of Palestine, in the central West Bank.

Ramallah

Photo: GuillaumeG, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ramallah or Ram Allah is a small city in the West Bank region of the Palestinian Territories, located 15 km north of Jerusalem. Since the inception of the Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah has acted as the de facto capital city of the Palestinian administration.

Rafat

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rafat is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, located approximately 4 km southwest of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank. Rafat is situated 3 km southeast of Al Sakar.

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