Wādī Abū Ḩummuş
Wādī Abū Ḩummuş is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī Abū Ḩummuş is situated nearby to the locality E1 (West Bank), as well as near Al Ka‘ābinah (Tajammu‘ Badawī).Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of Martyrius and Monastery of Euthymius.
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 2½ km south of Wādī Abū Ḩummuş.
Monastery of Euthymius
Archaeological site
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
The Monastery of Euthymius 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. Monastery of Euthymius is situated 3 km east of Wādī Abū Ḩummuş.
Yeshivat Birkat Moshe
School
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yeshivat Birkat Moshe is a hesder yeshiva located in the Mitzpeh Nevo neighborhood of the Israeli settlement, Ma'ale Adumim. It was founded in 1977 by Haim Sabato and Yitzchak Sheilat, then two young rabbis from Yeshivat HaKotel, in Jerusalem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include E1 (West Bank) and Mishor Adumim.
E1 (West Bank)
Locality
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E1, also called the E1 area, E1 zone or E1 corridor, is an area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank within the municipal boundary of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim.
Mishor Adumim
Village
Photo: Neukoln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mishor Adumim is an industrial park located in the industrial zone of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, about 10 minutes' drive from 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.
Wādī Abū Ḩummuş
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wādī Abū Ḥammūs” and “Wadi Abu Hummus”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.80142° or 31° 48′ 5″ northLongitude
35.30611° or 35° 18′ 22″ eastElevation
297 metres (974 feet)Open location code
8G3QR824+HCGeoNames ID
285260
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