Mughr al Maqrabannah
Mughr al Maqrabannah is a cave in West Bank, Palestine. Mughr al Maqrabannah is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta, as well as near the peak Mount of Temptation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount of Temptation and Tell es-Sultan.
Mount of Temptation
Peak
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank; 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.
Tell es-Sultan
Archaeological site
Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.
Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. Tell es-Sultan is situated 1½ km northeast of Mughr al Maqrabannah.
Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation
Monastery
Photo: DR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in Jericho, Palestine. It was built on the slopes of the Mount of Temptation 350 meters above sea level, situated along a cliff overlooking the city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley. Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation is situated 1¼ km north of Mughr al Maqrabannah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.
Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta
Neighborhood
Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta, is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located two kilometers west of Jericho.
Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp
Village
Photo: James Emery, CC BY 2.0.
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern West Bank.
An-Nuway’imah
Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers north of Jericho. It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley. An-Nuway’imah is situated 2½ km northeast of Mughr al Maqrabannah.
Mughr al Maqrabannah
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Mughr al Maghrabannah”, “Mughr el Maghrabanna”, and “Mughr el Maqrabanna”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.8618° or 31° 51′ 43″ northLongitude
35.43094° or 35° 25′ 51″ eastElevation
-115 metres (-377 feet)Open location code
8G3QVC6J+P9GeoNames ID
282892
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