Wādī Umm Şīrah
Wādī Umm Şīrah is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī Umm Şīrah is situated nearby to the locality Dayr al Qilţ, as well as near Ḩayy al Ḩusaynī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. George Monastery and Mount of Temptation.
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 of the eastern West Bank, in the Jericho Governorate of the Palestinian Authority.
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; 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
Nearby places include Vered Yeriho and Aqbat Jaber.
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.
Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta
Neighborhood
Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta, is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located two kilometers west of Jericho. Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta is situated 3½ km northeast of Wādī Umm Şīrah.
Wādī Umm Şīrah
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Umm Sīra” and “Wadi Umm Sirah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.84863° or 31° 50′ 55″ northLongitude
35.40579° or 35° 24′ 21″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8G3QRCX4+F8GeoNames ID
281435
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