Dayr Mār Jiryis

Dayr Mār Jiryis is a monastery in , . Dayr Mār Jiryis is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. George Monastery and Mount of Temptation.

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 , in the of the State of Palestine. is situated 140 metres northeast of Dayr Mār Jiryis.

Peak
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, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of in the , ; 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. is situated 4 km northeast of Dayr Mār Jiryis.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km east of Dayr Mār Jiryis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vered Yeriho and Aqbat Jaber.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the . Located near in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. is situated 3 km southeast of Dayr Mār Jiryis.

Village
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Aqabat Jaber is a Palestinian refugee camp in the of the eastern , situated in the Jordan Valley, three kilometers southwest of . is situated 3 km east of Dayr Mār Jiryis.

Village
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, also spelled Mitzpeh Yericho, is a religious Israeli settlement in the , located next to the Palestinian city of , from where it gets its name. is situated 3½ km southwest of Dayr Mār Jiryis.

Dayr Mār Jiryis

Latitude
31.84331° or 31° 50′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.41058° or 35° 24′ 38″ east
Elevation
-67 metres (-220 feet)
Open location code
8G3QRCV6+86
Geo­Names ID
282861
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