Wādī Umm Şīrah

Places of Interest

St. George Monastery

Monastery

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The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba, also known as Monastery of Choziba or Mar Jaris, is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine.

Mount of Temptation

Peak

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Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank, Palestine; 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 northeast of Wādī Umm Şīrah.

Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation

Monastery

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The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in Jericho, Palestine. It was built on the slopes of the Mount of Temptation 350 meters above sea level, situated along a cliff overlooking the city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley. Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation is situated 3½ km northeast of Wādī Umm Şīrah.

Places in the Area

Vered Yeriho

Village

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Vered Yeriho is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. Vered Yeriho is situated 3½ km southeast of Wādī Umm Şīrah.

Aqbat Jaber

Village

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Aqabat Jaber is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate of the eastern West Bank, situated in the Jordan Valley, three kilometers southwest of Jericho. Aqbat Jaber is situated 3½ km east of Wādī Umm Şīrah.

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