Al Bowereh
Al Bowereh or Al-Bweireh, also known as Aqabat Injeleh, is a Palestinian village located just east of Hebron. It is situated adjacent to and north of the Israeli settlement of Givat Harsina.- Type: Residential area
- Description: Palestinian village
- Also known as: “Al-Bweireh” and “Aqabat Injeleh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.
Cave of the Patriarchs
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 3 km southwest of Al Bowereh.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 3 km southwest of Al Bowereh.
Mount Nabi Yunis
Peak
Photo: Aseel zm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nabi Yunis is the highest point of the Judean Mountains and the southern portion of the West Bank, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of Halhul, Hebron Governorate. Mount Nabi Yunis is situated 3 km northwest of Al Bowereh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ad-Duwwara and Kiryat Arba.
Ad-Duwwara
Village
ad-Duwwara is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,685 in mid-year 2006.
Kiryat Arba
Village
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2024 it had a population of 7,698.
Al-Uddeisa
Village
al-Uddeisa, also spelled Al 'Uddeisa, is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is a locality of Sa'ir, in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. Al-Uddeisa is situated 3 km southeast of Al Bowereh.
Al Bowereh
- Category: human settlement
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.54807° or 31° 32′ 53″ northLongitude
35.12514° or 35° 7′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8G3QG4XG+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 787129037OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q17510354
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Al Bowereh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البويرة”
- Catalan: “Al Bowereh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “البويره”
- Hebrew: “אל בוורייה”
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