Wādī Abū Rif‘at
Wādī Abū Rif‘at is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī Abū Rif‘at is situated nearby to the locality Minţār al Qubbah, as well as near the village Mukhmas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shaar Binyamin and Qubur Bani Isra’il.
Shaar Binyamin
Police station
Photo: Atefrat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sha'ar Binyamin is an Israeli light industrial park in the occupied West Bank, built in 1998 over land expropriated from the Palestinian villages of Jaba' and Mukhmas.
Qubur Bani Isra’il
Archaeological site
Photo: Chesdovi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qubur Bene Isra'in or Qubur Bani Isra'il, are four, formerly five, huge stone structures dated to the Middle Bronze Age, which rise from a rocky plateau overlooking Wadi Qelt in the West Bank, about 3.5 miles northeast of Jerusalem, between Hizma and Geva Binyamin along Highway 437. Qubur Bani Isra’il is situated 2½ km south of Wādī Abū Rif‘at.
El-Jai cave
Cave
El-Jai cave is a sizable karstic cave located in a cliff within the northern Judaean Desert, in the modern-day West Bank. The El-Jai cave served as a refuge cave for Jewish rebels during the late phase of the Bar Kokhba revolt, around 135 CE. El-Jai cave is situated 3½ km southeast of Wādī Abū Rif‘at.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mukhmas and Geva Binyamin.
Mukhmas
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mukhmas is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located northeast of Jerusalem, in the center of the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,363 in 2017.
Geva Binyamin
Village
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geva Binyamin, also known as Adam, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, built over land expropriated from the Palestinian village of Jaba'. It is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.
Wādī Abū Rif‘at
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Abu Rif’at” and “Wādī Abū Rifā”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.86611° or 31° 51′ 58″ northLongitude
35.27602° or 35° 16′ 34″ eastElevation
484 metres (1,588 feet)Open location code
8G3QV78G+CCGeoNames ID
285213
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Minţār al Qubbah and Jaba’.
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