Ma‘bad Ziyūs
Ma‘bad Ziyūs is an archaeological site in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 867 metres. Ma‘bad Ziyūs is situated nearby to the peak Mount Gerizim, as well as near the village Kiryat Luza.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Gerizim and Bi’er Yacoub.
Mount Gerizim
Peak
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Gerizim is one of two mountains near the Palestinian city of Nablus and the biblical city of Shechem, located in the north of Palestine’s West Bank.
Bi’er Yacoub
Church
Photo: Jkgarrett17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jacob's Well, also known as Jacob's Fountain or the Well of Sychar, is a Christian holy site located in Balata village, a suburb of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank. Bi’er Yacoub is situated 1½ km northeast of Ma‘bad Ziyūs.
Joseph Lookout Point
Scenic viewpoint
Mitzpe Yosef is an Israeli outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Located on Mount Gerizim near Nablus, it falls within the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. Joseph Lookout Point is situated 720 metres north of Ma‘bad Ziyūs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiryat Luza and Kafr Qallil.
Kiryat Luza
Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiryat Luza is a village situated on Mount Gerizim near the city of Nablus in the West Bank. It is within Area B of the West Bank, and as a result is under the joint control of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority, and is the only remaining site populated wholly by Samaritans.
Kafr Qallil
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafr Qallil is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,029 inhabitants in 2017.
Berakha
Village
Photo: יאיר דב, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Har Brakha, more commonly spelled Har Bracha is an Israeli settlement located on the southern ridge of Mount Gerizim at an elevation of 870 metres above sea level, in the West Bank's Samarian Mountains, near the Palestinian city of Nablus.
Ma‘bad Ziyūs
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Ash Shaykh Ghānim”, “Esh Sheikh Ghānim”, “Ma’bad Ziyus”, “Sheikh Ghanim”, and “Zeios Temple”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.20131° or 32° 12′ 5″ northLongitude
35.27349° or 35° 16′ 25″ eastElevation
867 metres (2,844 feet)Open location code
8G4Q672F+G9GeoNames ID
284753
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In Other Languages
“Ma‘bad Ziyūs” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد زيوس”
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