Wādī ash Shaykh
Wādī ash Shaykh is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī ash Shaykh is situated nearby to the locality Qīrah, as well as near the village Marda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun.
Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun
Place of worship
The Tomb of Joshua, i.e. the burial site of the biblical figure Joshua, and that of his companion Caleb are, according to a Samaritan tradition noted in 1877, at Kifl Haris in the West Bank. Tomb of Joshua Ben Nun is situated 2½ km west of Wādī ash Shaykh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marda and Ariel.
Marda
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marda is a Palestinian town in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, 18 kilometers southwest of Nablus. A previously important rural and religious center under the Mamluks and Ottomans, it had a population of 2,375 in 2017.
Ariel
Photo: Sheepdog85, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ariel is an Israeli settlement in "Area C", within the north-central West Bank. It is approximately 40 km east of Tel-Aviv and 30 km east of Petah Tikva. It is beside the Palestinian town of Salfit.
Zayta Jamma’in
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zeita Jamma'in is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 16 kilometers southwest of Nablus. The village is located just north of Jamma'in, from which the village receives its name.
Wādī ash Shaykh
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi ash Shaykh” and “Wādī esh Sheikh”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.12091° or 32° 7′ 15″ northLongitude
35.18339° or 35° 11′ 0″ eastElevation
390 metres (1,280 feet)Open location code
8G4Q45CM+99GeoNames ID
281867
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