Wādī Qurayqi‘

Wādī Qurayqi‘ is a wadi in , . Wādī Qurayqi‘ is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Modi`im and Barfilya.

Ruins
Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in , near the modern city of , . 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.

Peak
Photo: McKaby, Public domain.
Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period. is situated 3 km south of Wādī Qurayqi‘.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Modi'in–Center railway station is an Israel Railways passenger terminal and one of two stations serving Modi'in. It is the terminus of the -Modi'in line, with service to the airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Akko. is situated 3½ km south of Wādī Qurayqi‘.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Midya and Mevo Modi’im.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian village in the in the western , located west of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,533 inhabitants in 2017.

Village
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Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central . It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Village
Ganei Modi'in is an Israeli settlement in the . Located just over the Green Line to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of .

Wādī Qurayqi‘

Latitude
31.93333° or 31° 56′ north
Longitude
35° east
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
Open location code
8G3QW2M2+82
Geo­Names ID
282293
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Satellite Map

Discover Wādī Qurayqi‘ from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

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