Wādī al Mafjir
Wādī al Mafjir is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī al Mafjir is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy al Ḩusaynī, as well as near the neighborhood Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount of Temptation and Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation.
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.
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.
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. Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp is situated 2½ km northeast of Wādī al Mafjir.
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 2½ km southeast of Wādī al Mafjir.
Wādī al Mafjir
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi al Mafjir”, “Wādī al Mufajjir”, and “Wādī el Mufajir”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.85947° or 31° 51′ 34″ northLongitude
35.42548° or 35° 25′ 32″ eastElevation
-92 metres (-302 feet)Open location code
8G3QVC5G+Q5GeoNames ID
282970
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ḩayy al Ḩusaynī and ‘Ayn ad Duyūk at Taḩtā.
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