Shi‘b al Khirāf
Shi‘b al Khirāf is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Shi‘b al Khirāf is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Naẖal Ẕori, as well as near the israeli settlement No‘omi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hisham’s Palace.
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. Hisham’s Palace is situated 4 km southeast of Shi‘b al Khirāf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Na’ama and Mevo’ot Yeriho.
Na’ama
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Na'ama is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.
Mevo’ot Yeriho
Village
Mevo'ot Yericho, founded in 1999, is an Israeli settlement and a community settlement located in the West Bank's southern Jordan Valley just north of Jericho, in the Yitav Valley. Mevo’ot Yeriho is situated 2½ km west of Shi‘b al Khirāf.
Yitav
Village
Yitav is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi in the southern Jordan Valley of the West Bank. Located just north of Jericho and west of the Palestinian village of al-Auja, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Yitav is situated 4 km northwest of Shi‘b al Khirāf.
Shi‘b al Khirāf
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Sha‘ib el Akhrāf”, “Shi’b al Khiraf”, and “Shi‘b al Khirāt”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.91412° or 31° 54′ 51″ northLongitude
35.44453° or 35° 26′ 40″ eastElevation
-177 metres (-581 feet)Open location code
8G3QWC7V+JRGeoNames ID
283194
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Localities in the Area
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