Wādī Umm Ḩajar
Wādī Umm Ḩajar is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī Umm Ḩajar is situated nearby to the locality Abū al ‘Ajāj, as well as near the village Masua.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba.
Sartava;Sartaba
Scenic viewpoint
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 3½ km south of Wādī Umm Ḩajar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masua and Al-Jiftlik.
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. Masua is situated 2½ km southeast of Wādī Umm Ḩajar.
Al-Jiftlik
Village
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 3 km northeast of Wādī Umm Ḩajar.
Mekhora
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mekhora is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a moshav. It was built on lands confiscated by the Israel Defense Forces from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik, Beit Dajan and Beit Furik. Mekhora is situated 6 km northwest of Wādī Umm Ḩajar.
Wādī Umm Ḩajar
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wādī Um Hajar” and “Wadi Umm Hajar”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.12832° or 32° 7′ 42″ northLongitude
35.47047° or 35° 28′ 14″ eastElevation
-163 metres (-535 feet)Open location code
8G4Q4FHC+85GeoNames ID
281469
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