Rās al Wād

Rās al Wād is a locality in , . Rās al Wād is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herodion Ruins.

Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. is situated 3 km south of Rās al Wād.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ash-Shawawra and Beit Ta’mir.

Village
Ashawawra is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southeast of . The village is in the central .

Village
Photo: Shabashewitz, CC BY 4.0.
Beit Ta'mir is a Palestinian village located six kilometers southeast of .The town is in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,596 in 2017.

Village
is a Palestinian village located 6 km east of . The village is in the Southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 4,588 in 2017.

Rās al Wād

Latitude
31.69335° or 31° 41′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.25136° or 35° 15′ 5″ east
Elevation
508 metres (1,667 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM7V2+8G
Geo­Names ID
7890652
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Rās al Wād” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “راس الواد”

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