Wādī al Khās
Wādī al Khās is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī al Khās is situated nearby to the hamlet Fakht al Jul, as well as near the locality Al Qasayyis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herodion Ruins and Chapel of the Milk Grotto.
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 4 km south of Wādī al Khās.
Chapel of the Milk Grotto
Church
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady, also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, erected in 1872. Chapel of the Milk Grotto is situated 4 km west of Wādī al Khās.
Monastery of St. Theodosius
Church
Photo: someone10x, CC BY 2.0.
The Monastery of St. Theodosius, also known as Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic, is a monastery founded around 476 by Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contains his tomb. Monastery of St. Theodosius is situated 4 km northeast of Wādī al Khās.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dar Salah and Ash-Shawawra.
Dar Salah
Village
Dar Salah is a Palestinian village located 6 km east of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 4,588 in 2017.
Ash-Shawawra
Village
Ashawawra is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank.
Beit Sahour
Town
Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur is a Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank in the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
Wādī al Khās
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi al Khas” and “Wādī es Sabīha”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.7° or 31° 42′ northLongitude
35.25° or 35° 15′ eastElevation
528 metres (1,732 feet)Open location code
8G3QP722+22GeoNames ID
283227
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Localities in the Area
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