Har Montar
Har Montar is a peak in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 489 metres. Har Montar is situated nearby to the hamlet Mishmar Yehuda, as well as near Wadi Abu Hindi.Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mar Saba Monastery and Hurkania.
Mar Saba Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
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.
Har Montar
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 489 metres
- Also known as: “Al Mintar”, “Al Minţār”, “El Mintār”, “El Muntār”, “Mount Azazel”, “Mount Muntar”, and “Mt. Montar”
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.73515° or 31° 44′ 7″ northLongitude
35.34492° or 35° 20′ 42″ eastElevation
489 metres (1,604 feet)Open location code
8G3QP8PV+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 705129013OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Har Montar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل المنطار”
- Cebuano: “Al Minţār”
- Dutch: “Al Minţār”
- Hebrew: “הר העזאזל”
- Hebrew: “הר מונטר”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mishmar Yehuda and Wadi Abu Hindi.
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