Judean Desert
Judean Desert is a region in Israel. Judean Desert is situated nearby to the area Umm al Qulayb, as well as near the tribal area ‘Arab ar Rashā’idah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Gedi.
Ein Gedi
Village
Photo: Omer bern, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein Gedi is a kibbutz on the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. Located on the edge of the Judaean Desert at the site of historic Ein Gedi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council. Ein Gedi is situated 10 km southeast of Judean Desert.
Judean Desert
- Type: Region
- Also known as: “Barrīyat al Quds”, “Barrīyat al Yahūdīyah”, “Jeshimmon”, “Jeshimon”, “Midbar Yehuda”, “Wilderness of Judaea”, “Wilderness of Judah”, “Wilderness of Judea”, and “Yeshimon”
- Location: Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.5° or 31° 30′ northLongitude
35.3° or 35° 18′ eastElevation
285 metres (935 feet)Open location code
8G3QG822+22GeoNames ID
293269
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Judean Desert” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برية العقدس”
- Hebrew: “מדבר יהודה”
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