Ra’s al Ḩafīrah
Ra’s al Ḩafīrah is a mountain in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 264 metres. Ra’s al Ḩafīrah is situated nearby to the israeli settlement Jiftlik, as well as near the locality Abū al ‘Ajāj.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba.
Sartava;Sartaba
Scenic viewpoint
Alexandreion, or Alexandrium, called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the Hasmoneans between Scythopolis and Jerusalem on a pointy barren hill towering over the Jordan Valley from the west. Sartava;Sartaba is situated 3 km southeast of Ra’s al Ḩafīrah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masua and Gittit.
Masua
Village
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Masua, also transliterated as Massu'a, is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, with an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Masua is situated 4½ km east of Ra’s al Ḩafīrah.
Gittit
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gitit is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav. Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Gittit is situated 5 km west of Ra’s al Ḩafīrah.
Al-Jiftlik
Village
Al-Jiftlik is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, located 33 kilometers north of Jericho. Al Jiftlik is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. Al-Jiftlik is situated 6 km northeast of Ra’s al Ḩafīrah.
Ra’s al Ḩafīrah
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 264 metres
- Also known as: “Ra’s al Hafirah”, “Ras al Hafira”, and “Rās el Ḥafīrī”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.11692° or 32° 7′ 1″ northLongitude
35.4452° or 35° 26′ 43″ eastElevation
264 metres (866 feet)Open location code
8G4Q4C8W+Q3GeoNames ID
283828
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