Dayr Ḩajalah

Dayr Ḩajalah is a locality in Jericho Governorate, West Bank. Dayr Ḩajalah is situated nearby to the israeli settlement Mul Nevo, as well as near the hamlet Beit Hogla.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deir Hajla and Kedem Arava.

Deir Hajla

Church

Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.

Deir Hajla or Qasr Hajla is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus, a monastery located in the Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, west of the River Jordan and north of the Dead Sea.

Kedem Arava

Residential area

Photo: יאיר הנווט, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kedem Arava is a residential area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Hogla and Beit HaArava.

Beit Hogla

Hamlet

Beit Hogla is a Israeli settlement near Jericho.

Beit HaArava

Village

Photo: Dnd man, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beit HaArava is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the West Bank. Located near the Dead Sea and Jericho at the eponymous Beit HaArava Junction, the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council. Beit HaArava is situated 2½ km southwest of Dayr Ḩajalah.

Al Maghtas

Locality

Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Al-Maghtas, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period. Al Maghtas is situated 5 km east of Dayr Ḩajalah.

Dayr Ḩajalah

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Dayr Hajalah”
Location: Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.82046° or 31° 49′ 14″ north

Longitude

35.50183° or 35° 30′ 7″ east

Elevation

-323 metres (-1,060 feet)

Open location code

8G3QRGC2+5P

GeoNames ID

7898375

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In Other Languages

“Dayr Ḩajalah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “دير حجلة”

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Localities in the Area

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