Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id
Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id is situated nearby to the locality ‘Ayn ad Duyūk al Fawqā, as well as near the village Mevo’ot Yeriho.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount of Temptation and Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation.
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 3 km east of Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id.
Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation
Monastery
Photo: DR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 km east of Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mevo’ot Yeriho and Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta.
Mevo’ot Yeriho
Village
Photo: Chocom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo'ot Yericho, founded in 1999, is an Israeli settlement and a community settlement located in the West Bank's southern Jordan Valley just north of Jericho, in the Yitav Valley. Mevo’ot Yeriho is situated 3 km northeast of Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id.
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 4 km southeast of Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id.
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. Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp is situated 4½ km east of Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id.
Wādī Umm ar Rawā‘id
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Umm ar Rawa’id” and “Wādī Umm er Rawā’id”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.88333° or 31° 53′ northLongitude
35.4° or 35° 24′ eastElevation
115 metres (377 feet)Open location code
8G3QVCM2+82GeoNames ID
281498
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Localities in the Area
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