Fashkhah
Fashkhah is an area in West Bank, Palestine. Fashkhah is situated nearby to the israeli settlement Ein Feshkha, as well as near the locality Qalya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qumran and Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve.
Qumran
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dead Sea has its western coast in Israel and the West Bank. It is the lowest point in the world at 394.6 m below sea level. 25 km of Dead Sea coastline lie within Palestinian Authority territory, including Qumran and Ein Feshka.
Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Feshkha or Einot Tzukim is a 2,500-hectare nature reserve and archaeological site on the north-western shore of the Dead Sea, about 3 km south of Qumran in the West Bank. Einot Tsukim Nature Reserve is situated 3 km south of Fashkhah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalya and Ovnat.
Kalya
Village
Photo: Donatus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kalya is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. It was originally established in 1929 but was occupied and destroyed by the Jordanians in 1948; it was later rebuilt in 1968 after the Six-Day War.
Ovnat
Village
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Ovnat is a small Israeli settlement in the West Bank, Palestine, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, about 7 km south of Kalya and 12 km north of Mitzpe Shalem. Ovnat is situated 6 km south of Fashkhah.
Almog
Village
Photo: Dvirraz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Almog is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, near the northwestern shores of the Dead Sea, in the Jordan Rift Valley, organized as a kibbutz. It is under the jurisdiction of the Megilot Regional Council. Almog is situated 6 km north of Fashkhah.
Fashkhah
- Type: Area
- Also known as: “Fashkha”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.73229° or 31° 43′ 56″ northLongitude
35.45813° or 35° 27′ 29″ eastElevation
-383 metres (-1,257 feet)Open location code
8G3QPFJ5+W7GeoNames ID
283948
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