Umm Qulayb

Places of Interest

Sartava;Sartaba

Scenic viewpoint

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Alexandreion, or Alexandrium, called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the Hasmoneans between Scythopolis and Jerusalem on a pointy barren hill towering over the Jordan Valley from the west. Sartava;Sartaba is situated 2½ km west of Umm Qulayb.

Places in the Area

Masua

Village

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Masua, also transliterated as Massu'a, is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, with an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

Yafit

Village

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Yafit is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Yafit is situated 3½ km south of Umm Qulayb.

Al-Jiftlik

Village

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Al-Jiftlik is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, located 33 kilometers north of Jericho. Al Jiftlik is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. Al-Jiftlik is situated 6 km north of Umm Qulayb.

Umm Qulayb

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