‘Urqān ar Rubb

Places of Interest

Sartava;Sartaba

Scenic viewpoint

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Alexandreion, or Alexandrium, called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the Hasmoneans between Scythopolis and Jerusalem on a pointy barren hill towering over the Jordan Valley from the west. Sartava;Sartaba is situated 3½ km east of ‘Urqān ar Rubb.

Places in the Area

Ma’ale Efrayim

Village

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Ma'ale Efrayim is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a secular settlement and a local council, located along the eastern slopes of the Samarian mountains in the Jordan Valley. Ma’ale Efrayim is situated 3 km southwest of ‘Urqān ar Rubb.

Gittit

Village

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Gitit is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav. Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Gittit is situated 3½ km northwest of ‘Urqān ar Rubb.

Petza’el

Village

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Petza'el is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the center of the Jordan Valley, 34.5 kilometers from the Green line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Petza’el is situated 5 km south of ‘Urqān ar Rubb.

‘Urqān ar Rubb

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