Khirbat al Mafjir
Khirbat al Mafjir is a locality in Jericho Governorate, West Bank. Khirbat al Mafjir is situated nearby to the suburb An-Nuway’imah, as well as near the locality Ein Al Saltan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hisham’s Palace and Al-Istiqlal University.
Hisham’s Palace
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank in Palestine.
Al-Istiqlal University
University
Al-Istiqlal University is a Palestinian university located in the city of Jericho. It is considered the newest of the Palestinian public universities and the first and only one specializing in security, military, and police sciences.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include An-Nuway’imah and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.
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.
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 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 ad-Duyuk at-Tahta is situated 3 km southwest of Khirbat al Mafjir.
Khirbat al Mafjir
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Khirbat el Mafjir” and “Qaṣr Hishām el Amawi”
- Location: Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.88187° or 31° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
35.46175° or 35° 27′ 42″ eastElevation
-234 metres (-768 feet)Open location code
8G3QVFJ6+PMGeoNames ID
283160
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mutḩaf Qaşr Hishām and Ţāḩūnat al Mafjir.
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