Aş Şawwānah

Places of Interest

Mar Saba Monastery

Monastery

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The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox Christian monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine in the West Bank, at a point halfway between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea.

Har Montar

Peak

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Har Montar is a peak.

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.

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Kedar

Village

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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

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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.

As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya

Village

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as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya or Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers south-east of East Jerusalem in the West Bank. As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya is situated 7 km west of Aş Şawwānah.

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