Wādī al Juththah
Wādī al Juththah is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī al Juththah is situated nearby to the locality Dayr al Qilţ, as well as near Dayr Qurunţul.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount of Temptation and St. George Monastery.
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, Palestine; 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. Mount of Temptation is situated 3 km east of Wādī al Juththah.
St. George Monastery
Monastery
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The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba, also known as Monastery of Choziba or Mar Jaris, is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine. St. George Monastery is situated 2½ km southeast of Wādī al Juththah.
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 3 km east of Wādī al Juththah.
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 ad-Duyuk at-Tahta is situated 3½ km east of Wādī al Juththah.
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 4½ km east of Wādī al Juththah.
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 5 km southeast of Wādī al Juththah.
Wādī al Juththah
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi al Juththah” and “Wadi el Juth-Tha”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.86565° or 31° 51′ 56″ northLongitude
35.40078° or 35° 24′ 3″ eastElevation
145 metres (476 feet)Open location code
8G3QVC82+78GeoNames ID
283403
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