Tell Balata

Tell Balata is an archaeological site in the near , , that includes the remains of an ancient Canaanite city, associated since 1913 with the Biblical city of Shechem.
Wikipedia
Photo: TrickyH, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: site of an ancient Canaanite/Israelite city in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Shechem”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joseph’s Tomb and Bi’er Yacoub.

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 , on the outskirts of the city of . is situated 340 metres east of Tell Balata.

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 in the . is situated 590 metres southeast of Tell Balata.

Peak
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of two mountains near the city of and the biblical city of Shechem, located in the north of ’s .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balata Camp and Kiryat Luza.

Town
Photo: Hoshvilim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Palestinian refugee camp established in the northern in 1950, adjacent to Balata village on the outskirts of the city of . had a population of 14,635 in 2017.

Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village situated on near the city of in the . It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of and the Palestinian National Authority, and is the only remaining site populated wholly by Samaritans.

Village
Photo: Qusay.khateeb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Askar is a Palestinian refugee camp. It is located on the outskirts of the city of and was established in 1950 on 119 dunums of land. Residents of the camp refer to this as “New Askar”.

Tell Balata

Latitude
32.21356° or 32° 12′ 49″ north
Longitude
35.28152° or 35° 16′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G4Q677J+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5773512482
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q7697383
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Tell Balata” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل بلاطة”
  • French: “Tell Balata”
  • German: “Sichem”
  • Hebrew: “תל בלאטה”
  • Indonesian: “Tell Balata”
  • Japanese: “テル・エル・バラータ”
  • Russian: “Тель-Балата”
  • Spanish: “Tell Balata”
  • Swedish: “Tell Balata”
  • Thai: “ตัลบะลาเฏาะฮ์”
  • Urdu: “تل بلاطہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nablus Municipality- Mach.Department and Bait Al Balad Association.

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