Mitzpe Yeriho
Mitzpe Yeriho, also spelled Mitzpeh Yericho, is a religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank, located next to the Palestinian city of Jericho, from where it gets its name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 2,450 residents
- Description: Israeli settlement in Judean desert
- Also known as: “Mitspe Yeriho”, “Mitzpeh Yericho”, “Mizpe Yeriho”, and “Miẕpé Yeriẖo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. George Monastery and The Good Samaritan Inn.
St. George Monastery
Monastery
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The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba, also known as Monastery of Choziba or Mar Jaris, is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C of the eastern West Bank, in Israel. St. George Monastery is situated 3½ km northeast of Mitzpe Yeriho.
The Good Samaritan Inn
Museum
The Good Samaritan Inn is a museum, which is situated 3½ km west of Mitzpe Yeriho.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vered Yeriho and Alon.
Vered Yeriho
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vered Yeriho is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the West Bank. Located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. Vered Yeriho is situated 4 km east of Mitzpe Yeriho.
Alon
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alon or Allon is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a community settlement. Alon is located to the east of Jerusalem, next to the Palestinian town of 'Anata, part of whose lands were expropriated to build Alon. Alon is situated 4½ km northwest of Mitzpe Yeriho.
Aqbat Jaber
Village
Photo: Bantosh, Public domain.
Aqabat Jaber is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate of the eastern West Bank, situated in the Jordan Valley, three kilometers southwest of Jericho. Aqbat Jaber is situated 5 km northeast of Mitzpe Yeriho.
Mitzpe Yeriho
- Categories: Israeli settlement, community settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.81604° or 31° 48′ 58″ northLongitude
35.39456° or 35° 23′ 40″ eastPopulation
2,450Elevation
178 metres (584 feet)Open location code
8G3QR98V+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 508239963OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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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”
- Czech: “Mitzpe Jericho”
- Czech: “Mitzpe Yericho”
- Czech: “Mitzpe Yeriho”
- French: “Mitzpe Yeriho”
- German: “Mitzpe Jericho”
- Greek: “Μιτσπέ Γεριχό”
- Hebrew: “מצפה יריחו”
- Hebrew: “מִצְפֵּה יְרִיחוֹ”
- Hindi: “मित्स्पे यरिहो”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mitzpe Yeriho”
- Polish: “Micpe Jericho”
- Polish: “Mitzpe Jerycho”
- Polish: “Mizpe Jerycho”
- Russian: “Мицпе-Йерихо”
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