Tall as Samarāt
Tall as Samarāt is an archaeological site in West Bank, Palestine. Tall as Samarāt is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta, as well as near the spring Ain al-Sultan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell es-Sultan and Mount of Temptation.
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 1 km northeast of Tall as Samarāt.
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.
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 northeast of Tall as Samarāt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.
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 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.
Tall as Samarāt
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Tall as Samarat” and “Tall as Samrāt”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.86343° or 31° 51′ 48″ northLongitude
35.43982° or 35° 26′ 23″ eastElevation
-218 metres (-715 feet)Open location code
8G3QVC7Q+9WGeoNames ID
282004
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In Other Languages
“Tall as Samarāt” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل السمرات”
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