Wādī ash Shāmī
Wādī ash Shāmī is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī ash Shāmī is situated nearby to the locality Ni‘līn, as well as near the village Al-Midya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Modi`im and Ma’arava Yeshiva.
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.
Ma’arava Yeshiva
Synagogue
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 southeast of Wādī ash Shāmī.
Valley of the Monks
Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed Valley of the Monks is a site of a cave which served Christian monastic chambers, on the channel of the Gimzo Stream. It is situated at the foot of Horbat Zekhariya and together with Horbat Kelah form a complex of archaeological sites in the hills of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. Valley of the Monks is situated 4 km southwest of Wādī ash Shāmī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Midya and Ni’lin.
Al-Midya
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
al-Midya is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the western West Bank, located west of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,533 inhabitants in 2017.
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.
Budrus
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Budrus is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 31 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,596 inhabitants in 2017.
Wādī ash Shāmī
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi ash Shami”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.94901° or 31° 56′ 56″ northLongitude
35.00504° or 35° 0′ 18″ eastElevation
140 metres (459 feet)Open location code
8G3QW2X4+J2GeoNames ID
281924
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