Khirbat al Qaţţāf
Khirbat al Qaţţāf is a ruin in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Khirbat al Qaţţāf is situated nearby to the village Gesher, as well as near Neve Ur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gesher and Al Baqoura.
Gesher
Archaeological site
Gesher is an archaeological site located on the southern bank of Nahal Tavor, near kibbutz Gesher in the central Jordan Valley of Israel. It bears signs of occupation from two periods, the very early Neolithic and the Middle Bronze Age. Gesher is situated 2 km southwest of Khirbat al Qaţţāf.
Al Baqoura
Railway station
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naharayim, historically the Jisr Majami area, is the area where the Yarmouk River flows into the Jordan River. It was the site of the "First Jordan Hydro-Electric Power House", constructed between 1927–33, and located near an ancient Roman bridge known as Jisr Majami. Al Baqoura is situated 3 km north of Khirbat al Qaţţāf.
Jisr el-Majami
Ruins
Photo: AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jisr el-Majami or Jisr al-Mujamieh is an ancient stone bridge, possibly of Roman origin, over the Jordan River on the border between Israel and Jordan. Jisr el-Majami is situated 2 km northwest of Khirbat al Qaţţāf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gesher and Neve Ur.
Gesher
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gesher is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northeastern Israel. Founded in 1939 by Jewish refugees from Germany, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council.
Neve Ur
Village
Photo: Matanya, Public domain.
Neve Ur is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley on the Jordan River and to the south of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 447. Neve Ur is situated 3 km southwest of Khirbat al Qaţţāf.
Yardena
Village
Yardena is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on route 90, 13 kilometers north of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 516. Yardena is situated 5 km south of Khirbat al Qaţţāf.
Khirbat al Qaţţāf
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat al Qattaf” and “Khirbat el Qataf”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.61077° or 32° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
35.57513° or 35° 34′ 31″ eastElevation
-234 metres (-768 feet)Open location code
8G4QJH6G+83GeoNames ID
247563
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat al Qaţţāf” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة القطاف”
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