Bi’r al ‘Amārah

Bi’r al ‘Amārah is a well in West Bank, Palestine. Bi’r al ‘Amārah is situated nearby to the area Arḑ Mard, as well as near the region Al Buqay‘ah.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Har Montar and Hurkania.

Har Montar

Peak

Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Mar Saba Monastery

Monastery

Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Mar Saba Monastery is situated 3½ km southwest of Bi’r al ‘Amārah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kedar and Ma’ale Adumim.

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 Bi’r al ‘Amārah.

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.

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 7 km west of Bi’r al ‘Amārah.

Bi’r al ‘Amārah

Type: Well
Also known as: “Bi’r al ‘Amarah” and “Bir al ‘Amara”
Category: body of water
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.73163° or 31° 43′ 54″ north

Longitude

35.35039° or 35° 21′ 1″ east

Elevation

370 metres (1,214 feet)

Open location code

8G3QP9J2+M5

GeoNames ID

284997

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