Wādī Abū Şawwānah

Wādī Abū Şawwānah is a wadi in , . Wādī Abū Şawwānah is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of Martyrius and Monastery of Euthymius.

Archaeological site
, whose ruins, known as Khirbet el-Murassas in Arabic, have been excavated in the centre of the settlement and city of , was one of the most important centres of monastic life in the Judean Desert during the Byzantine period.

Archaeological site
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
The started as a lavra-type monastic settlement in the Judaean desert, founded by Saint Euthymius the Great in 420, known as the Laura or Lavra of Euthymius. is situated 3 km northeast of Wādī Abū Şawwānah.

Memorial
Photo: Sam Philipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ma’ale Adumim and Kedar.

Photo: Labour Palestine, CC BY 2.0.
Maale Adumim is an Israeli settlement in the , east of . It has about 37,000 residents.

Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a rural Israeli settlement in the . Located to the south of and organised as a community settlement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council.

Village
ʿArab al-Jahalin also known as al-Jabal is a Palestinian Bedouin neighborhood in the , located five kilometers southeast of in the . is situated 3½ km west of Wādī Abū Şawwānah.

Wādī Abū Şawwānah

Latitude
31.77054° or 31° 46′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.32017° or 35° 19′ 13″ east
Elevation
312 metres (1,024 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ8CC+63
Geo­Names ID
285201
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