Nuqb al Mīdān
Nuqb al Mīdān is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of -96 metres. Nuqb al Mīdān is situated nearby to the village Na’ama, as well as near the israeli settlement No‘omi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hisham’s Palace and Mount of Temptation.
Hisham’s Palace
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank in Palestine.
Mount of Temptation
Peak
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank; ancient Christian tradition identifies it as the location of the temptation of Jesus described in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in which it is said that, from "a high place", the Devil offered Jesus rule over all the kingdoms of the world. Mount of Temptation is situated 3½ km southwest of Nuqb al Mīdān.
Tell es-Sultan
Archaeological site
Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.
Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. Tell es-Sultan is situated 3½ km south of Nuqb al Mīdān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Na’ama and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.
Na’ama
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Na'ama is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.
Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp
Village
Photo: James Emery, CC BY 2.0.
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern West Bank. Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp is situated 3 km south of Nuqb al Mīdān.
An-Nuway’imah
Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers north of Jericho. It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley. An-Nuway’imah is situated 3 km south of Nuqb al Mīdān.
Nuqb al Mīdān
- Type: Hill with an elevation of -96 metres
- Also known as: “Naqb al Mīdān”, “Naqb el Mīdān”, and “Nuqb al Midan”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.9° or 31° 54′ northLongitude
35.45° or 35° 27′ eastElevation
-96 metres (-315 feet)Open location code
8G3QWC2X+2XGeoNames ID
282501
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