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Al Bīrah, Palestinian Territory
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Al Bīrah is a mid-size city in West Bank, Palestinian Territory with a population of 38,192. Elevation: 2,795 ft (852 m). Average temperature: 70°F (21°C).
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About Al Bīrah
Al-Bireh, al-Birah, or el-Bira is a city in the central West Bank, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of Jerusalem. It is the capital of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the central ridge running through the West Bank and is 860 meters (2,820 ft) above sea level, covering an area of 22.4 square kilometers (8.6 sq mi). Al-Bireh is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
People
Climate
| Population | 38,192 |
| Population Density | 4,415 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 2,795 ft (852 m) |
| Coordinates | 31.9100°, 35.2165° |
| Timezone | Asia/Hebron |
| Country | 🇵🇸 Palestinian Territory |
| State / Province | West Bank |
| Average Temperature | 70°F (21°C) |
| January Average | 58°F (14°C) |
| July Average | 83°F (28°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 23.6 inches (598 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Al Bīrah
Al Bīrah is a mid-size city in Palestinian Territory (West Bank) with a population of 38,192. The city sits at an elevation of 2,795 feet (852 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 70°F (21°C). Temperatures range from 58°F in January to 83°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 23.6 inches. The timezone is Asia/Hebron.
Climate in Al Bīrah
Al Bīrah has an average annual temperature of 21.4°C (71°F). The hottest month is Aug (28.4°C), the coldest is Jan (13.8°C). Average annual precipitation is 537 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 70.2°F |
| 30% above Palestinian Territory avg | |
| January Average | 58°F (14°C) |
| July Average | 83°F (28°C) |
| Sunny Days | 344 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 2,795 ft (852 m) |
| Area | 8.7 sq mi (22.4 km²) |
| Population Density | 4,415/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 31.9100°N, 35.2165°W |
| Timezone | Asia/Hebron |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
6 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 8.0 m (26 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1759 | AKKO | Earthquake | 8.0 m | 2,000 | 124 km |
| 2004 | DEAD SEA | Earthquake | 1.0 m | — | 41 km |
| 1837 | ISRAEL and SYRIAN COASTS | Earthquake | — | 6,000 | 124 km |
| 1546 | GAZA - JAFFA | Earthquake | — | — | 29 km |
| 1033 | AKKO | Earthquake | — | 70,000 | 123 km |
| 746 | SYRIAN and EGYPTIAN COASTS | Earthquake | — | — | 29 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F (14°C) | 4.5 in | Wettest |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 3.7 in | Coldest |
| March | 52°F (11°C) | 2.9 in | |
| April | 60°F (16°C) | 0.9 in | |
| May | 67°F (19°C) | 0.2 in | |
| June | 72°F (22°C) | 0.0 in | Driest |
| July | 83°F (28°C) | 0.0 in | Warmest |
| August | 74°F (24°C) | 0.0 in | |
| September | 72°F (22°C) | 0.0 in | |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 0.5 in | |
| November | 58°F (15°C) | 2.2 in | |
| December | 50°F (10°C) | 3.5 in |
Al Bīrah has a seasonal temperature swing of 34°F / from 48°F in February to 83°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 18.2 inches, with January being the wettest month (4.5") and June the driest (0.0").
Schools in Al Bīrah
13 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mughtaribi Al-Bireh School | — | — | — | — |
| Khalil Alrahman School | — | — | — | — |
| Al Anwar School | — | — | — | — |
| American Jordenian Secondary School | — | — | — | — |
| Al Najah School | — | — | — | — |
| Alfager Aljadeed School | — | — | — | — |
| Alquds open university - Masqat colleague | — | — | — | — |
| مدرسة بنات بنت الازور الثانوية العليا | — | — | — | — |
| مدرسة ذكور المستقبل الصالح | — | — | — | — |
| مدرسة بنات البيرة الجديدة | — | — | — | — |
| مدرسة بنات البيرة الجديدة الثانوية | — | — | — | — |
| PBL-Home | — | — | — | — |
| Mughtaribi Al-Bireh School | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near Al Bīrah
25 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galgalatz (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| KAN Gimel כאן גימל (IL) | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| ECO99FM (IL) | pop, top 40 | AAC+ | |
| #joint radio Blues Rock (IL) | 60s, 70s | MP3 320 kbps | |
| #joint radio Beat Trance (IL) | ambient, edm | MP3 320 kbps | |
| #joint radio Reggae (IL) | dub, dub reggae | MP3 320 kbps | |
| קול פליי | kol-play (IL) | — | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Kcm FM Channel 01 Live (IL) | hasidic, hebrew | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Radios 100FM רדיוס (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| 100fm - 100% Movies (IL) | movie music, music | AAC+ 128 kbps | |
| Tel Aviv 102FM רדיו תל אביב (IL) | contenmporary, music | AAC+ | |
| Kan Reshet Bet (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: תורה וזימרה (IL) | jewish, music | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: הלכות ודף יומי (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: דעת רבנו (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Radio Breslev Carmiel (IL) | — | MP3 96 kbps | |
| ברסלב פוריו: קצר וקולע (IL) | jewish, music | AAC 128 kbps | |
| 88FM (IL) | — | UNKNOWN | |
| ברסלב פוריו: ספרי ברסלב (IL) | books, jewish | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Rak Musica (IL) | — | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| GUITAR - J. WILLIAMS (IL) | — | MP3 | |
| Radio Plus (XK) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| kzradio (IL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| toker fm (IL) | religious | MP3 128 kbps | |
| toker fm (US) | religious | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in Al Bīrah
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnon House | ||||
| Al-Bad Museum for Olive Oil Production | ||||
| Archäologischer Park „Durch die Zeiten“ | ||||
| Artas Folklore Center | ||||
| Artist's House | ||||
| Asirei HaMahtarot | ||||
| Baituna Al Talhami Museum | ||||
| Barbur Gallery | ||||
| Beit Sahour Community Center | ||||
| Bethlehem Historical Museum | ||||
| Bible Lands Museum | ||||
| Biblical Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Bloomfield Science Museum | ||||
| Burnt House | ||||
| Dar Zahran Heritage Building | ||||
| Davidson Center | ||||
| Ein Yael | ||||
| Friends of Zion Museum | ||||
| Frumin House | ||||
| Gush Katif Museum | ||||
| Ha'Rav Kook Museum | ||||
| Hebrew Music Museum | ||||
| Hisham's Palace Miseum | ||||
| International Nativity Museum | ||||
| Israel Museum | ||||
| Knesset Museum | ||||
| Mahmoud Darwish Museum (Al-Birweh Park) | ||||
| Mardigian Armenian Museum | ||||
| Memorial of Father Joseph Germer-Durand (1845-1917) | ||||
| Menachem Begin Heritage Center | ||||
| Mount Herzl | ||||
| Museum for Islamic Art | ||||
| Museum of Holocaust Art | ||||
| Museum of Islamic Art | ||||
| Museum of Italian Jewish Art | ||||
| Museum of Tolerance | ||||
| Museum on the Seam | ||||
| Nature Museum | ||||
| Noora Heritage House | ||||
| Palestine Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Palestine Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Palestinian Heritage Museum of Dar al-Tifel | ||||
| People's Museum | ||||
| Pontifical Biblical Institute | ||||
| Ramallah Museum | ||||
| Rockefeller Museum | ||||
| Russian Museum | ||||
| Sakakini Cultural Center | ||||
| Saxum Visitor Center | ||||
| Shrine of the Book | ||||
| Terra Sancta Museum | ||||
| The Holocaust History Museum | ||||
| The Olive press museum | ||||
| The Palestinian Museum | ||||
| Ticho House | ||||
| Yad La'Shiryon | ||||
| Yad Va'Shem | ||||
| Yasser Arafat Museum | ||||
| Zedekiah's cave | ||||
| בית האומנים | ||||
| הרובע ההרודיאני | ||||
| מוזיאון מורשת החשמונאים | ||||
| معهد الآثار |
Libraries in Al Bīrah
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shakra Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Bishara Office | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Nimer Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al-Najah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al-Najah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| al-Ubeidiya Library | 0.0 | |||||
| al-Ubeidiya Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Alquds Almaftohah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Amanouiel Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Amanouiel Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Arnold Brener Urban Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Arnold Brener Urban Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Beddu library | 0.0 | |||||
| Beddu library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bedia Municipal Children's Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Beit Hakeshet | 0.0 | |||||
| Beit Hakeshet | 0.0 | |||||
| Bethlehem University Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Dar Al-Shorooq library | 0.0 | |||||
| Galoust Gulbenkian Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Harman Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hussary Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ironit | 0.0 | |||||
| Ironit | 0.0 | |||||
| Israel Antiquitiea Authority Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Israel Antiquitiea Authority Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jericho Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jerusalem Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jerusalem Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Kufur Ne'mah Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Matnas Baka | 0.0 | |||||
| Matnas Baka | 0.0 | |||||
| Matnas Ramat Bet Shemesh | 0.0 | |||||
| Medo library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Meirhoff Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Nirit library | 0.0 | |||||
| Prof. Morad Asi Public library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ramallah Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shoken Library | 0.0 | |||||
| suhar bookshop | 0.0 | |||||
| suhar bookshop | 0.0 | |||||
| The Cultural Center for Palestinian Children | 0.0 | |||||
| The Cultural Center for Palestinian Children | 0.0 | |||||
| The National Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Yusuf Ahmed Alghanim Library | 0.0 | |||||
| הספרייה לארכאולוגיה | 0.0 | |||||
| הספרייה לארכאולוגיה | 0.0 | |||||
| ספרייה עירונית | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית בלומפילד | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית הפקולטה למשפטים | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית כרמים | 0.0 | |||||
| ספריית פסגת זאב | 0.0 | |||||
| تكسي الرام | 0.0 | |||||
| تكسي الرام | 0.0 | |||||
| مطبعة بديا | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة الحسام | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة العاصف | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة منيب المصري | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Al Bīrah
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abu khalid market | |||||
| Bethlehem Marketplace | |||||
| call it spring كول ات سبرينج | |||||
| Hisbat Ramallah | |||||
| Machane Yehuda Market | |||||
| Muristan | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Old City Market | |||||
| Old Market (Al Souq) | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| Olive Palace | |||||
| PalGPS Company | |||||
| PalGPS Company | |||||
| PalGPS Company | |||||
| השוק הערבי | |||||
| שוק האיכרים - רעות |
Hotels in Al Bīrah
5 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Al Bīrah
26 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Al Bīrah
7 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in Al Bīrah
1 cinemas within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Monuments in Al Bīrah
1 monuments within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Al Bīrah
1 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Al Bīrah
3 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Al Bīrah
13 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Shopping Malls in Al Bīrah
2 shopping malls within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Al Bīrah
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מבשלת שפירא |
Stadiums & Teams in Al Bīrah
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Al Bīrah
23 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Gurion International Airport | TLV | Large Airport |
| Bar Yehuda Airfield | MTZ | Medium Airport |
| Nevatim Air Base | VTM | Medium Airport |
| Tel Nof Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Arad Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Ash-Shunah al-Janubiyah Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Beersheba (Teyman) Airport | BEV | Small Airport |
| Ein Shemer Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Ein Vered Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Habonim Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzerim Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzerim Northwest Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Hatzor Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Herzliya Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Kedma Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Megiddo Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Mishmar Ayalon Highway Strip H | — | Small Airport |
| Naan Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Negba-Gold Agricultural Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Palmahim Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Palmahim South Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Rishon Lezion Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Tnuvot Ultralight Airfield | — | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Al Bīrah
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| CPS - Creative Programming Solutions | |
| The Qaddoumi's residence |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Al Bīrah
6 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Abuobideh Mosque | |
| Al Kawthar Mosque | |
| Alein Mosque | |
| Alesra' Mosque | |
| Ali Mosque | |
| Alomari Mosque |
Quick Facts
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What is the population of Al Bīrah?
Al Bīrah has a population of 38,192 residents and is located in Palestinian Territory. The population density is 4,415 people per square mile, spread across 8.7 square miles.
What is the weather like in Al Bīrah?
Al Bīrah enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 70°F (21°C). Winter temperatures average 58°F in January, while summers reach an average of 83°F in July. The area receives 344 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 23.6 inches.