Ein el-Sultan Camp
Ein el-Sultan Camp is a refugee camp in West Bank, Palestine. Ein el-Sultan Camp is situated nearby to the village Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp, as well as near the archaeological site Tell es-Sultan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell es-Sultan and Ain al-Sultan.
Tell es-Sultan
Archaeological site
Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.
Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. Tell es-Sultan is situated 780 metres south of Ein el-Sultan Camp.
Ain al-Sultan
Spring
Ein es-Sultan is a natural spring in Jericho, at the site of ancient Jericho, which has been identified with the tell known as Tell es-Sultan. It is known by Jews and Christians as the Spring of Elisha/Elisha's Spring, based on a biblical story about Prophet Elisha. Ain al-Sultan is situated 1 km south of Ein el-Sultan Camp.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp and An-Nuway’imah.
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.
An-Nuway’imah
Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers north of Jericho. It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley.
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 el-Sultan Camp
- Type: Refugee camp
- Also known as: “‘Ain as Sultān”, “‘Ayn as Sulţān”, “Ain Sultan Camp”, “Ain-el-Sultan Camp”, “Ein el-Sultan”, “Ein Sultan”, “Mukhayyam ‘Ayn as Sulţān”, and “Mukhayyam as Sulţān”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.87787° or 31° 52′ 40″ northLongitude
35.44607° or 35° 26′ 46″ eastElevation
-203 metres (-666 feet)Open location code
8G3QVCHW+4CGeoNames ID
281731
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In Other Languages
“Ein el-Sultan Camp” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مخيم عين السلطان”
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