‘Urqān al Musaţţarah
‘Urqān al Musaţţarah is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of -111 metres. ‘Urqān al Musaţţarah is situated nearby to the village Yafit, as well as near the locality Al Bayyāḑāt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba and Gilgal I.
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 north of ‘Urqān al Musaţţarah.
Gilgal I
Archaeological site
Gilgal I is an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, dated to the early Neolithic period. The site is located 8 mi north of ancient Jericho. Gilgal I is situated 4 km south of ‘Urqān al Musaţţarah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yafit and Petza’el.
Yafit
Village
Photo: Omer bern, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 km southwest of ‘Urqān al Musaţţarah.
Fasayil
Village
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Fasayil or Fasa'il, ancient Phasaelis, is a Palestinian village in the northeastern West Bank, a part of the Jericho Governorate, located 14 kilometres northwest of Jericho and about 40 kilometres southeast of Nablus. Fasayil is situated 4½ km south of ‘Urqān al Musaţţarah.
‘Urqān al Musaţţarah
- Type: Hill with an elevation of -111 metres
- Also known as: “‘Urqan al Musattarah” and “‘Urqān el Musattara”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“‘Urqān al Musaţţarah” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “‘Urqān al Musaţţarah”
- Dutch: “‘Urqān al Musaţţarah”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Bayyāḑāt and Umm Qulayb.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tal‘at ‘Amrah and Jabal al Musaţţarah.
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