Deir Hajla

Deir Hajla or Qasr Hajla is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus, a monastery located in the , , , west of the River Jordan and north of the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: archaeological site in Israel
  • Also known as: “Dayr Hajalah”, “Dayr Ḩajalah”, “Deir Haja”, “Saint Jerosimus Monastery”, and “דיר חג’לא”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kedem Arava.

Residential area
Photo: יאיר הנווט, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a residential area, which is situated 1½ km south of Deir Hajla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Hogla and Beit HaArava.

Hamlet
is a Israeli settlement near .

Village
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is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the . is situated 2½ km southwest of Deir Hajla.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement in the , near… is situated 5 km southwest of Deir Hajla.

Deir Hajla

Latitude
31.82011° or 31° 49′ 12″ north
Longitude
35.50132° or 35° 30′ 5″ east
Population
17
Elevation
-323 metres (-1,060 feet)
Open location code
8G3QRGC2+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 705151666
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Geo­Names ID
283821
Wiki­data ID
Q12212349
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Deir Hajla” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير حجلة”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა გერასიმეს მონასტერი”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Γερασίμου του Ιορδανίτη”
  • Hebrew: “דיר חג’לה”
  • Persian: “دیر حجله”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Герасима Иорданского”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Светог Герасима Јорданског”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святого Герасима на Йордані”
  • Urdu: “دیر حجلہ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kedem Arava and Beit HaArava.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Nevo Camp Junction/Road 90 and Nevo Camp.

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