Wādī ar Rataqah
Wādī ar Rataqah is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī ar Rataqah is situated nearby to the locality Al Ḩaddādīyah, as well as near Al ‘Ubaydīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mar Saba Monastery and Monastery of St. Theodosius.
Mar Saba Monastery
Monastery
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The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the West Bank, at a point halfway between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea. Mar Saba Monastery is situated 3½ km southeast of Wādī ar Rataqah.
Monastery of St. Theodosius
Church
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The Monastery of St. Theodosius, also known as Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic, is a monastery founded around 476 by Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contains his tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ubeidiya and Kedar.
Ubeidiya
Town
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Ubeidiya is a Palestinian town located 6 kilometers east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank. Ubeidiya is situated 2½ km west of Wādī ar Rataqah.
Kedar
Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kedar is a rural Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located to the south of Ma'ale Adumim and organised as a community settlement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. Kedar is situated 3 km north of Wādī ar Rataqah.
As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya
Village
as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya or Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers south-east of East Jerusalem in the West Bank. As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya is situated 4 km northwest of Wādī ar Rataqah.
Wādī ar Rataqah
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wādī ar Ratakah”, “Wadi ar Rataqah”, “Wādī er Rataka”, and “Wādī er Rutākbar”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.72602° or 31° 43′ 34″ northLongitude
35.30386° or 35° 18′ 14″ eastElevation
330 metres (1,083 feet)Open location code
8G3QP8G3+CGGeoNames ID
282168
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Localities in the Area
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