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Every WednesdayCost: 275 shekels
Length of tour: 7 hours
Departing at: 8.30am (08.30)
Returning at: 3.30pm (15.30)
Departing from: Ambassador Hotel
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Guardian article about this tour
Nablus is the largest city in the West Bank with an ancient and noble history. It lies 66km to the North of Jerusalem and is located at a junction in a pass which links the Mediterranean coastal plane in the West to the Jordan Valley in the East. The Nablus Municipality is managed by an elected city council.
The tour in Nablus will visit the Balata refugee camp and martyr's cemetery, historical sites, and the city’s famous market. You will learn about ancient and modern times, combined with information about the city’s current status as an closed ghetto of the Palestinian Authority surrounded by Israeli controlled territory.
The tour will include the Old City with its beautiful labyrinth of buildings dating back to the Ottoman period. You will also visit sites of historical and religious interest such as Jacob’s Well; a deep well dug by Jacob and where Jesus once asked a Samaritan woman for a drink. If the Israeli army permits, the tour will pass the checkpoint to the Samaritan's hilltop village on Mount Grizim as see the site of their ancient temple.
Nablus has long been a Moslem Arab city with a small community of Samaritans, a few Jews, and a few Christians. It came under the British Mandate of Palestine between 1923 and 1948 and was annexed by Jordan after it was taken by the Arab armies in the 1948-49 Arab-Israeli war. In the 1930s it was a center of resistance to Jewish immigration, and remains so today. The first Arab National Committee was founded in Nablus. In 1967 the city was occupied by Israel. Since 1986 the municipality has been in the hands of the Palestinians and it is now one of the towns under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority.
A visit to the city is not complete without seeing the refugee camps which are home to families who fled, or were expelled from Israel in 1948, and 1967. You will learn the stories of the refugees from your guide, in addition to seeing the conditions under which they live.
The city is closed off by military checkpoints and cars are not allowed into or out of the city without special permits. However, the Palestinian Authority’s 2007 security push in Nablus has transformed it from a lawless city into one with a functioning municipality and police force. Nablus is a fascinating city with hospitable and friendly people.
Come discover a beautiful Palestinian city too often overlooked by travelers. You have not seen the West Bank, or the reality of life under occupation without a visit to Nablus.
The tour in Nablus will visit the Balata refugee camp and martyr's cemetery, historical sites, and the city’s famous market. You will learn about ancient and modern times, combined with information about the city’s current status as an closed ghetto of the Palestinian Authority surrounded by Israeli controlled territory.
The tour will include the Old City with its beautiful labyrinth of buildings dating back to the Ottoman period. You will also visit sites of historical and religious interest such as Jacob’s Well; a deep well dug by Jacob and where Jesus once asked a Samaritan woman for a drink. If the Israeli army permits, the tour will pass the checkpoint to the Samaritan's hilltop village on Mount Grizim as see the site of their ancient temple.
Nablus has long been a Moslem Arab city with a small community of Samaritans, a few Jews, and a few Christians. It came under the British Mandate of Palestine between 1923 and 1948 and was annexed by Jordan after it was taken by the Arab armies in the 1948-49 Arab-Israeli war. In the 1930s it was a center of resistance to Jewish immigration, and remains so today. The first Arab National Committee was founded in Nablus. In 1967 the city was occupied by Israel. Since 1986 the municipality has been in the hands of the Palestinians and it is now one of the towns under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority.
A visit to the city is not complete without seeing the refugee camps which are home to families who fled, or were expelled from Israel in 1948, and 1967. You will learn the stories of the refugees from your guide, in addition to seeing the conditions under which they live.
The city is closed off by military checkpoints and cars are not allowed into or out of the city without special permits. However, the Palestinian Authority’s 2007 security push in Nablus has transformed it from a lawless city into one with a functioning municipality and police force. Nablus is a fascinating city with hospitable and friendly people.
Come discover a beautiful Palestinian city too often overlooked by travelers. You have not seen the West Bank, or the reality of life under occupation without a visit to Nablus.
