Jabal al Qurayn
Jabal al Qurayn is a mountain in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 271 metres. Jabal al Qurayn is situated nearby to the locality Jafā an Nūn, as well as near the israeli settlement Jiftlik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 271 metres
- Description: mountain in State of Palestine
- Also known as: “Jabal al Qurein”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba.
Sartava;Sartaba
Scenic viewpoint
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 southeast of Jabal al Qurayn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gittit and Masua.
Gittit
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 km southwest of Jabal 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 east of Jabal al Qurayn.
Mekhora
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mekhora is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank organized as a moshav. It was built on lands confiscated by the Israel Defense Forces from the Palestinian villages of Al-Jiftlik, Beit Dajan and Beit Furik. Mekhora is situated 5 km north of Jabal al Qurayn.
Jabal al Qurayn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Jabal al Qurayn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jabal al Qurayn”
- Dutch: “Jabal al Qurayn”
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Localities in the Area
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