Wādī ar Rīshah

Wādī ar Rīshah is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī ar Rīshah is situated nearby to the israeli settlement Naẖl Mivsam, as well as near the village Netiv HaGdud.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khirbet el-Mastarah.

Khirbet el-Mastarah

Archaeological site

Photo: Natritmeyer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Khirbet el-Mastarah is an archaeological site that includes the largest of the complex oval compound type habitation sites located in the middle Jordan Valley in the West Bank. Khirbet el-Mastarah is situated 2½ km south of Wādī ar Rīshah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaGdud and Gilgal.

Netiv HaGdud

Village

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Netiv HaGdud is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley around twenty kilometres north of Jericho, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Netiv HaGdud is situated 3 km east of Wādī ar Rīshah.

Gilgal

Village

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Gilgal is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley around 16 kilometres north of Jericho with an area of 1,400 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Gilgal is situated 3½ km northeast of Wādī ar Rīshah.

Yitav

Village

Yitav is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi in the southern Jordan Valley of the West Bank. Located just north of Jericho and west of the Palestinian village of al-Auja, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Yitav is situated 4 km south of Wādī ar Rīshah.

Wādī ar Rīshah

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

31.9837° or 31° 59′ 1″ north

Longitude

35.41122° or 35° 24′ 40″ east

Elevation

45 metres (148 feet)

Open location code

8G3QXCM6+FF

GeoNames ID

282155

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