The story goes that Jenin had been associated with the Biblical city of Ein-Gani, but what's certain is that you'll get a thrill out of this city's extraordinary landscape!
With its green scenery, surrounded by endless carob and fig groves, palm trees, and many more, Jenin's evergreen beauty is further complemented by overlooking the Biblical Jordan and Jezreel Valleys. Fed by countless springs, the city's countryside is famed for its agriculture, producing an abundance of fruits and vegetables—sort of Palestine's 'food basket.'
Jenin is pretty old as it was first mentioned by 'Gina' in the Egyptian Amarna letters dating back to the 14th century BC.
The city is located 78 km north of Jerusalem. It is 100 km from the Allenby Bridge, 116 km from Ben Gurion Airport, and 30 km from the Sheikh Hussein Bridge.
Top Tourist Attractions
- Burqin: St. George's Church. The town of Burqin is said to host what many believe is one of the oldest churches in the world—St. George's Church or Burqin Church, also known as The Church of the Ten Lepers. According to tradition, Christ was said to have healed ten lepers on his way to Nazareth.
- Tell Ta'anach. This ancient Biblical city is believed to have stood invincible before the armies of Joshua. It's a vast pear-shaped mound covering some fourteen acres in size.
- Zababdeh. Zababdeh was built over the site of a Byzantine village. One of its major sites is a beautiful mosaic church, located at the Monastery of the Rosary Sisters, built in the 6thcentury. Zababdeh is also known for a Roman-era building named Boubariya.
- Belameh and the Water Tunnel. Belameh, known by its ancient Canaanite name of Ibleam, is a strategically built city dating back to the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages. Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III conquered the city in the 15th century BC.
- Tell Dothan. Tell Dothan is a hill bordered by fertile grasslands and a spring. This is the Biblical site where Joseph had been betrayed by his brothers and sold to Ishmaelite merchants. It is also where Prophet Elysha, successor to the highly revered Elijah, lived.
- The Forest of Umm ar-Rehan, which means "Mother of Basil," is a series of dense scenic forests evoking European and Mediterranean woods' romanticism and epic beauty. Umm ar-Rehan is the perfect place for nature lovers and anyone into bird-watching, especially during the migratory seasons.
- Wadi Qana. With its impressive 11 springs, scenic values, and groves, Wadi Qana is the most beautiful nature reserve in Palestine. It consists of a network of caves spread over five levels, with an entrance at the uppermost level. Some of these caves contain remains from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods and the Early Bronze Age.