’Ushsh el-Ghurab
'Ushsh el-Ghurab is a hill located just north of Jericho in the West Bank. Its peak is −87.7 meters relative to sea level, although it still rises appreciably above the still lower Plain of Jericho around it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hill with an elevation of -125 metres
- Description: ‘Raven’s Nest Hill’, a hill in Jericho Governorate, Palestine
- Also known as: “‘Osh el Ghurab”, “‘Osh el Ghurâb”, “‘Osh el-Ghurab”, “‘Osh el-Ghurâb”, “‘Ush el Ghurab”, “‘Ush el Ghurāb”, “‘Ush el-Ghurab”, “‘Ush el-Ghurāb”, “‘Ushsh al Ghurāb”, “‘Ushsh el Ghurab”, “‘Ushsh el Ghurāb”, “‘Ushsh el-Ghurab”, “‘Ushsh el-Ghurāb”, “Jabal ‘Ushsh al Ghurab”, “Jabal ‘Ushsh al Ghurāb”, “Jabal ‘Ushsh al-Ghurab”, “Jabal ‘Ushsh al-Ghurāb”, “Jabal Ushsh al Ghurab”, “Jabal Ushsh al Ghurāb”, “Jabal Ushsh al-Ghurab”, “Jabal Ushsh al-Ghurāb”, “Jebel ‘Ushsh el-Ghurāb”, “Osh el Ghurab”, “Osh el Ghurâb”, “Osh el-Ghurab”, “Osh el-Ghurâb”, “Ush el Ghurab”, “Ush el Ghurāb”, “Ush el-Ghurab”, “Ush el-Ghurāb”, “Ushsh el Ghurab”, “Ushsh el-Ghurāb”, “ʿUsh el Ghurab”, “ʿUsh el Ghurāb”, “ʿUsh el-Ghurab”, “ʿUsh el-Ghurāb”, “ʿUshsh el Ghurab”, “ʿUshsh el Ghurāb”, “ʿUshsh el-Ghurab”, and “ʿUshsh el-Ghurāb”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hisham’s Palace and Tell es-Sultan.
Hisham’s Palace
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank in Palestine.
Tell es-Sultan
Archaeological site
Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.
Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. Tell es-Sultan is situated 3 km southwest of ’Ushsh el-Ghurab.
Mount of Temptation
Peak
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank; ancient Christian tradition identifies it as the location of the temptation of Jesus described in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in which it is said that, from "a high place", the Devil offered Jesus rule over all the kingdoms of the world. Mount of Temptation is situated 3½ km southwest of ’Ushsh el-Ghurab.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Na’ama and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.
Na’ama
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Na'ama is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.
Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp
Village
Photo: James Emery, CC BY 2.0.
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern West Bank.
An-Nuway’imah
Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers north of Jericho. It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley. An-Nuway’imah is situated 2½ km south of ’Ushsh el-Ghurab.
’Ushsh el-Ghurab
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Dutch—“’Ushsh el-Ghurab” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل عش الغراب”
- Arabic: “عشش الغراب”
- Cebuano: “Jabal ‘Ushsh al Ghurāb”
- Dutch: “Jabal ‘Ushsh al Ghurāb”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Khirbat al Mafjir and No‘omi.
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