Marj al Baqqūq
Marj al Baqqūq is a locality in West Bank, Palestine. Marj al Baqqūq is situated nearby to the locality Khirbat ad Dayr, as well as near Ḩarmalah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herodion Ruins.
Herodion Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. Herodion Ruins is situated 3 km northeast of Marj al Baqqūq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tekoa and Khallet al-Haddad.
Tekoa
Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tekoa is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank, located 20 km northeast of Hebron, 16 km south of Jerusalem and in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Tuqu'.
Khallet al-Haddad
Village
Khallet al-Haddad is a Palestinian village located 5.5 km south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank. It is bordered to the east by the town of Teqoa, to the north by the town of Jannatah, to the west by the village of Al-Ma'sara, and to the south by the lands of the town of Teqoa.
Al-Asakra
Suburb
Al-Asakra is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank, located 4.5 kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. It is a part of the Jannatah municipality.
Marj al Baqqūq
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Marj al Baqquq” and “Marj el Baqqūq”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.65387° or 31° 39′ 14″ northLongitude
35.21214° or 35° 12′ 44″ eastElevation
665 metres (2,182 feet)Open location code
8G3QM636+GVGeoNames ID
282866
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Localities in the Area
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