Wādī Shuqbā

Wādī Shuqbā is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī Shuqbā is situated nearby to the village Ni’lin, as well as near Deir Qaddis.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shuqba Cave and Ma’arava Yeshiva.

Shuqba Cave

Cave

Photo: Wala fatayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shuqba Cave is an archaeological site in Wadi Natuf near the town of Shuqba in the West Bank, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine. The cave is the type-site for the prehistoric Natufian culture. Shuqba Cave is situated 4 km northeast of Wādī Shuqbā.

Ma’arava Yeshiva

Synagogue

Photo: יעקב, CC BY 3.0.

Maarava Machon Rubin is an Orthodox yeshiva high school located in the Israeli settlement of Matityahu, near Modi'in, midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Ma’arava Yeshiva is situated 3 km south of Wādī Shuqbā.

Modi`im

Ruins

Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in Judea, near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel. First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership over Judea following the victorious Maccabean uprising. Modi`im is situated 3½ km southwest of Wādī Shuqbā.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ni’lin and Deir Qaddis.

Ni’lin

Village

Photo: Daboos hassan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ni'lin is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located 17 kilometers west of Ramallah.

Deir Qaddis

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Deir Qaddis is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah.

Hashmonaim

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hashmonaim is an Israeli settlement located in the western section of the West Bank, off Route 443. Hashmonaim is located two kilometers east of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and is part of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Wādī Shuqbā

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wadi Shuqba”
Category: body of water
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.9531° or 31° 57′ 11″ north

Longitude

35.02038° or 35° 1′ 13″ east

Elevation

155 metres (509 feet)

Open location code

8G3QX23C+65

GeoNames ID

281807

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