Kifl Hares is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank
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The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the
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Kifl Hares is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel.... , located six kilometers west of Salfit
Salfit
Salfit , also Salfeet, is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank. Salfit is located at an altitude of 570 meters in the central Samarian highlands.... and 18km south of Nablus
Nablus
Nablus is a Palestinian people city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 134,000. Located in a strategic position between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center.... in the Salfit Governorate
Salfit Governorate
The Salfit Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority of the Palestinian National Authority. It is located in the northwestern West Bank, bordered by the governorates of Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate to the south, Nablus Governorate to the east and Qalqilya Governorate in the north as well as, Israel to t... , northwest of the Israeli settlement
Israeli settlement
Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank, which is partially under Israeli military administration and partially under the control of the Palestinian National Authority, and in the Golan Heights, which are under Isr... Ariel
Ariel (city)
The city of Ariel is an Israeli settlement and city in the West Bank, in the Hebrew Bible region of Samaria near the ancient village of Timnat Serah.... . Biblical tradition places the tomb of Joshua
Joshua
Joshua, Jehoshuah or Yehoshua , born in Egypt, was a biblical Israelite leader who succeeded Moses. His story is told in the Hebrew Bible, chiefly in the books Book of Exodus, Book of Numbers and Book of Joshua.... , Caleb
Nun, in the Hebrew Bible, was a man from the Tribe of Ephraim, grandson of Ammihud, son of Elishama, and father of Joshua. He grew up in and may have lived his entire life in the Israelites' Exodus, where the Egyptians "made life bitter for them with harsh labor at mortar and bricks and with all sorts of tasks in the field." In Aramaic la... according to in Timnath-heres
Timnath-heres
Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah was the town given to Joshua in the Bible. He requested it and the people gave it to him "at the order of the Lord".... which is attributed to be the current location of Kifl Hares.
Thousands make the pilgrimage to the tombs on the annual commemoration of Joshua's death, 26th of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar.
