Abū al ‘Ajāj
Abū al ‘Ajāj is a locality in West Bank, Palestine. Abū al ‘Ajāj is situated nearby to the village Masua, as well as near the locality Ad Dirs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba.
Sartava;Sartaba
Scenic viewpoint
Alexandreion, or Alexandrium, called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the Hasmoneans between Scythopolis and Jerusalem on a pointy barren hill towering over the Jordan Valley from the west. Sartava;Sartaba is situated 3½ km southwest of Abū al ‘Ajāj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masua and Al-Jiftlik.
Masua
Village
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Masua, also transliterated as Massu'a, is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, with an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council.
Al-Jiftlik
Village
Al-Jiftlik is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, located 33 kilometers north of Jericho. Al Jiftlik is bordered by the Jordan River to the east. Al-Jiftlik is situated 3 km north of Abū al ‘Ajāj.
Yafit
Village
Photo: Omer bern, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yafit is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Yafit is situated 6 km south of Abū al ‘Ajāj.
Abū al ‘Ajāj
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Abu al ‘Ajaj” and “Abū el ‘Ajāj”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.11638° or 32° 6′ 59″ northLongitude
35.48939° or 35° 29′ 22″ eastElevation
-242 metres (-794 feet)Open location code
8G4Q4F8Q+HQGeoNames ID
285334
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