Aş Şawwānah
Aş Şawwānah is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 392 metres. Aş Şawwānah is situated nearby to the area Arḑ Mard, as well as near the locality Al Ḩaddādīyah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mar Saba Monastery and Har Montar.
Mar Saba Monastery
Monastery
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The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas Greek: Ἱερὰ Λαύρα τοῦ Ὁσίου Σάββα τοῦ Ἡγιασμένου, romanized: Yerá Lávra tú Osíu Sávva tú Iyazménu, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox Christian…
Hurkania
Archaeological site
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Hyrcania was an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert. It was built by Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus or his son Alexander Jannaeus in the 2nd or 1st century BCE. Hurkania is situated 2½ km east of Aş Şawwānah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kedar and Ubeidiya.
Kedar
Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kedar is a rural Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located to the south of Ma'ale Adumim and organised as a community settlement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. Kedar is situated 4½ km northwest of Aş Şawwānah.
Ubeidiya
Town
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Ubeidiya is a Palestinian town located 6 kilometers east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank. Ubeidiya is situated 6 km west of Aş Şawwānah.
Ma’ale Adumim
Photo: Labour Palestine, CC BY 2.0.
Maale Adumim is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, east of Jerusalem. It has about 37,000 residents.
Aş Şawwānah
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 392 metres
- Also known as: “As Sawwanah”, “Aş Şuwwānah”, and “Eṣ Suwwāna”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Aş Şawwānah” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aş Şawwānah”
- Dutch: “Aş Şawwānah”
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