Wādī al Qurayn

Wādī al Qurayn is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī al Qurayn is situated nearby to the village Yafit, as well as near the locality Al Bayyāḑāt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba.

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 3 km north of Wādī al Qurayn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yafit and Petza’el.

Yafit

Village

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Yafit is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.

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 4 km southwest of Wādī al Qurayn.

Masua

Village

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Masua, also transliterated as Massu'a, is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, with an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Masua is situated 5 km north of Wādī al Qurayn.

Wādī al Qurayn

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wadi al Qurayn” and “Wādī el Qurein”
Category: body of water
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.06927° or 32° 4′ 9″ north

Longitude

35.47342° or 35° 28′ 24″ east

Elevation

-193 metres (-633 feet)

Open location code

8G4Q3F9F+P9

GeoNames ID

282295

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