Masjid al Muqāţa‘ah

Masjid al Muqāţa‘ah is a mosque in . Masjid al Muqāţa‘ah is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tell es-Sultan and Mount of Temptation.

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 2½ km north of Masjid al Muqāţa‘ah.

Peak
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, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of in the , ; ancient Christian tradition identifies it as the location of the temptation of Jesus described in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in which it is said that, from "a high place", the Devil offered Jesus rule over all the kingdoms of the world. is situated 3½ km northwest of Masjid al Muqāţa‘ah.

Hospital
Photo: Ameen Rammal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jericho Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in the city, , . Followed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. is situated 1½ km south of Masjid al Muqāţa‘ah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jericho and Aqbat Jaber.

Photo: Reuvenk, CC BY 3.0.
, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of and some 55 km from .

Village
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Aqabat Jaber is a Palestinian refugee camp in the of the eastern , situated in the Jordan Valley, three kilometers southwest of .

Neighborhood
, is a Palestinian village in the in the eastern situated in the Jordan Valley, located two kilometers west of .

Masjid al Muqāţa‘ah

Latitude
31.84965° or 31° 50′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.4507° or 35° 27′ 3″ east
Elevation
-238 metres (-781 feet)
Open location code
8G3QRFX2+V7
Geo­Names ID
8067733
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Masjid al Muqāţa‘ah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد المقاطعة”

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