Mitzpe Yeriho

Mitzpe Yeriho, also spelled Mitzpeh Yericho, is a religious Israeli settlement in the , located next to the Palestinian city of , from where it gets its name.
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  • Type: Village with 2,450 residents
  • Description: Israeli settlement in Judean desert
  • Also known as: “Mitspe Yeriho”, “Mitzpe Yericho”, “Mitzpeh Yericho”, “Mizpe Jerycho”, “Mizpe Yeriho”, and “Miẕpé Yeriẖo”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St. George Monastery and Good Samaritan Museum.

Monastery
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The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba, also known… is situated 3½ km northeast of Mitzpe Yeriho.

Museum
Photo: Félix Bonfils, Public domain.
is situated 3½ km west of Mitzpe Yeriho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vered Yeriho and Alon.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the . is situated 4 km east of Mitzpe Yeriho.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Allon is an Israeli settlement in the , organized as a community settlement. is situated 4½ km northwest of Mitzpe Yeriho.

Village
Photo: Bantosh, Public domain.
Aqabat Jaber is a Palestinian refugee camp in the… is situated 5 km northeast of Mitzpe Yeriho.

Mitzpe Yeriho

Latitude
31.81604° or 31° 48′ 58″ north
Longitude
35.39456° or 35° 23′ 40″ east
Population
2,450
Elevation
178 metres (584 feet)
Open location code
8G3QR98V+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 508239963
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282727
Wiki­data ID
Q2776900
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Mitzpe Yeriho” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متسب يريحو”
  • Arabic: “متسبيه يريحو”
  • Czech: “Micpe Jericho”
  • French: “Mitzpe Yeriho”
  • German: “Mitzpe Jericho”
  • Greek: “Μιτσπέ Γεριχό”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה יריחו”
  • Hebrew: “מִצְפֵּה יְרִיחוֹ”
  • Hindi: “मित्स्पे यरिहो”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mitzpe Yeriho”
  • Persian: “میتسپه یریحو”
  • Polish: “Micpe Jericho”
  • Polish: “Mitzpe Jerycho”
  • Russian: “Мицпе-Йерихо”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mitspe Yeriho and חווה.

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Highlights: בית הכנסת המרוקאי and בית הכנסת הספרדי.

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