Khirbat Abū Şawwānah
Khirbat Abū Şawwānah is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Abū Şawwānah is situated nearby to the village ’Arab al-Jahalin, as well as near Kedar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of Martyrius and Bethphage monastery.
Monastery of Martyrius
Archaeological site
Monastery of Martyrius, whose ruins, known as Khirbet el-Murassas in Arabic, have been excavated in the centre of the West Bank settlement and city of Ma'ale Adumim, was one of the most important centres of monastic life in the Judean Desert during the Byzantine period. Monastery of Martyrius is situated 2 km northeast of Khirbat Abū Şawwānah.
Bethphage monastery
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bethphage or Bethsphage, is a Christian religious site on the Mount of Olives east of historical Jerusalem. The Synoptic Gospels mention Jesus stopping in Bethphage before his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Bethphage monastery is situated 4 km west of Khirbat Abū Şawwānah.
Lazarus Tomb
Church
Photo: Marion Doss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tomb of Lazarus is a traditional Christian pilgrimage in the al-Eizariya suburb of Jerusalem Governorate, Palestine. It is located on the southeast slope of the Mount of Olives, some 2.4 km east of the city limits of Jerusalem. Lazarus Tomb is situated 3 km west of Khirbat Abū Şawwānah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ’Arab al-Jahalin and Ma’ale Adumim.
’Arab al-Jahalin
Village
ʿArab al-Jahalin also known as al-Jabal is a Palestinian Bedouin neighborhood in the Jerusalem Governorate, located five kilometers southeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank.
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.
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.
Khirbat Abū Şawwānah
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Abu Sawwanah” and “Khirbat Abu Suwwana”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.76514° or 31° 45′ 55″ northLongitude
35.28872° or 35° 17′ 19″ eastElevation
553 metres (1,814 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ78Q+3FGeoNames ID
285202
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