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Hisham’s Palace

Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of , in the in .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Hisham Palace”, “Khirbat al-Mafjar”, “Qasr Hisham”, “Qaşr Hishām”, and “Qasr Hisham;Hishman’s Palace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Istiqlal University and Tell es-Sultan.

University
is a Palestinian university located in the city of . It is considered the newest of the Palestinian public universities and the first and only one specializing in security, military, and police sciences. is situated 680 metres southwest of Hisham’s Palace.

Archaeological site
Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.
, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in , in the city of , consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. is situated 2 km southwest of Hisham’s Palace.

Spring
Ein es-Sultan is a natural spring in , at the site of ancient Jericho, which has been identified with the tell known as . It is known by Jews and Christians as the Spring of Elisha/Elisha's Spring, based on a biblical story about Prophet Elisha. is situated 2 km southwest of Hisham’s Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include An-Nuway’imah and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.

Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the in the eastern , located five kilometers north of . It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley.

Village
Photo: James Emery, CC BY 2.0.
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee camp in the of the State of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern .

Neighborhood
, is a Palestinian village in the in the eastern situated in the Jordan Valley, located two kilometers west of . is situated 2½ km southwest of Hisham’s Palace.

Hisham’s Palace

Latitude
31.88289° or 31° 52′ 58″ north
Longitude
35.46002° or 35° 27′ 36″ east
Elevation
-229 metres (-751 feet)
Open location code
8G3QVFM6+52
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1457011728
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8067406
Wiki­data ID
Q2456319
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Hisham’s Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر هشام”
  • Catalan: “Kasr Hisham”
  • Catalan: “Khirbat al-Mafdjar”
  • Catalan: “Khírbat al-Màfjar”
  • Catalan: “Palau d’Hisham”
  • Catalan: “Qasr Hixam”
  • Chinese: “希沙姆宮”
  • Czech: “Chirbat al-Mafdžar”
  • Czech: “Hišámův palác”
  • Czech: “Hishamův palác”
  • Dutch: “Khirbat al-Mafjar”
  • Dutch: “Paleis van Hisham”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر هشام”
  • French: “Khirbat al-Mafjar”
  • French: “Palais d’Hisham”
  • German: “Palast des Hischam”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון הישאם”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת אל-מפג’ר”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת מפג’ר”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת אל-מפג׳ר”
  • Italian: “Khirbat al-Mafjar”
  • Italian: “Palazzo di Hisham”
  • Japanese: “ヒシャーム宮殿”
  • Persian: “کاخ هشام”
  • Spanish: “Hirbat al-Mafjar”
  • Spanish: “Ḫirbat al-Mafjar”
  • Spanish: “Jirbat al-Mafyar”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Hisham”
  • Swedish: “Khirbat al-Mafjar”
  • Turkish: “Hişam Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Гішама”
  • Welsh: “Palas Hisham”
  • Western Panjabi: “قصر ہشام”

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