Wādī Abū ar Ratam
Wādī Abū ar Ratam is a wadi in West Bank, Palestine. Wādī Abū ar Ratam is situated nearby to the locality Dayr Qurunţul, as well as near the neighborhood Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount of Temptation and Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation.
Mount of Temptation
Peak
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank; ancient Christian tradition identifies it as the location of the temptation of Jesus described in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in which it is said that, from "a high place", the Devil offered Jesus rule over all the kingdoms of the world.
Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation
Monastery
Photo: DR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in Jericho, Palestine. It was built on the slopes of the Mount of Temptation 350 meters above sea level, situated along a cliff overlooking the city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley.
Tell es-Sultan
Archaeological site
Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.
Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. Tell es-Sultan is situated 3 km east of Wādī Abū ar Ratam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.
Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta
Neighborhood
Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta, is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located two kilometers west of Jericho.
Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp
Village
Photo: James Emery, CC BY 2.0.
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee camp in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern West Bank. Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp is situated 3 km east of Wādī Abū ar Ratam.
An-Nuway’imah
Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers north of Jericho. It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley. An-Nuway’imah is situated 4 km east of Wādī Abū ar Ratam.
Wādī Abū ar Ratam
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Abu ar Ratam”, “Wādī Abū er Ratam”, “Wādī Abū Ratama”, and “Wādī Abū Ratamah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.86804° or 31° 52′ 5″ northLongitude
35.41257° or 35° 24′ 45″ eastElevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open location code
8G3QVC97+62GeoNames ID
285305
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Localities in the Area
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