Deir Hajla
Deir Hajla or Qasr Hajla is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus, a monastery located in the Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, west of the River Jordan and north of the Dead Sea.
- Orthodox church
- …has 17 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around -320 metres (-1,060 feet)
- Description: archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as“Dayr Ḩajalah”“Deir Haja”“Saint Jerosimus Monastery”
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Kedem Arava
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1½ km south of Deir Hajla
Places in the Area
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Beit Hogla
Hamlet
Beit Hogla is a Israeli settlement near Jericho.
Beit HaArava
Beit HaArava is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the West Bank.
2½ km southwest of Deir Hajla
Al Maghtas
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Deir Hajla
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Latitude
31.82011° or 31° 49′ 12″ north
Longitude
35.50132° or 35° 30′ 5″ east
Open location code
8G3QRGC2+2G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Deir Hajla” goes by many names.
دير حجلةArabic
წმინდა გერასიმეს მონასტერიGeorgian
Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Γερασίμου του ΙορδανίτηGreek
דיר חג’לאHebrew
דיר חג’להHebrew
دیر حجلهPersian
Монастырь Герасима ИорданскогоRussian
Манастир Светог Герасима ЈорданскогSerbian
Монастир Святого Герасима на ЙорданіUkrainian
دیر حجلہUrdu
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