Ţīrān Abū Ra’s
Ţīrān Abū Ra’s is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 231 metres. Ţīrān Abū Ra’s is situated nearby to the area Arḑ Mard, as well as near the tribal area ‘Arab Ibn ‘Ubayd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hurkania and Mar Saba Monastery.
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
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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… Mar Saba Monastery is situated 3 km southwest of Ţīrān Abū Ra’s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kedar and Ubeidiya.
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 6 km northwest of Ţīrān Abū Ra’s.
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 8 km west of Ţīrān Abū Ra’s.
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.
Ţīrān Abū Ra’s
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 231 metres
- Also known as: “Tiran Abu Ra’s”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.7184° or 31° 43′ 6″ northLongitude
35.36103° or 35° 21′ 40″ eastElevation
231 metres (758 feet)Open location code
8G3QP996+9CGeoNames ID
285216
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