Marah Ma’allah
Marah Ma’allah is a village in West Bank, Palestine and has about 685 residents and an elevation of 905 metres. Marah Ma’allah is situated nearby to the village Al-Masara, as well as near Jurat ash-Sham’a.- Type: Village with 685 residents
- Description: village
- Also known as: “Marah Ma’alla” and “Marāḩ Ma‘allā”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Biar Aqueduct and Yeshivat Machanaim.
Biar Aqueduct
Archaeological site
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Biar Aqueduct, or Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct, is an ancient aqueduct in the northern Hebron Hills, south of Jerusalem, that formed part of the city's historic water-supply system. Biar Aqueduct is situated 3 km west of Marah Ma’allah.
Yeshivat Machanaim
School
Photo: איתמר אוחנה, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yeshivat Machanaim is a school, which is situated 3 km west of Marah Ma’allah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Masara and Jurat ash-Sham’a.
Al-Masara
Village
Al-Masara is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, 6.2 km southwest of Bethlehem, part of the Bethlehem Governorate. It is surrounded by a number of smaller Palestinian villages, including Khallet al-Haddad to the east.
Jurat ash-Sham’a
Village
Jurat ash-Sham'a is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank.
Umm Salamuna
Village
Umm Salamuna is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south-west of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate in the southern West Bank.
Marah Ma’allah
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.64958° or 31° 38′ 59″ northLongitude
35.17676° or 35° 10′ 36″ eastPopulation
685Elevation
905 metres (2,969 feet)Open location code
8G3QJ5XG+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4234615272OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7890389Wikidata ID
Q16123873
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Marah Ma’allah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مراح معلا”
- Cebuano: “Marāḩ Ma‘allā”
- Dutch: “Marāḩ Ma‘allā”
- French: “Marah Ma’allah”
- Hebrew: “מראח מעלא”
- Hebrew: “מראח מעלה”
- Hebrew: “מרח אל מעלא”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jorat Al-Sham’a Local Council and Umm Salamuna Local Council.
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