Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah
Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah is an administrative facility in Palestine. Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah is situated nearby to the suburb An-Nuway’imah, as well as near the neighborhood Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell es-Sultan and Mount of Temptation.
Tell es-Sultan
Archaeological site
Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.
Tell es-Sultan, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient Jericho, is an archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Palestine, in the city of Jericho, consisting of the remains of the oldest fortified city in the world. Tell es-Sultan is situated 2 km northwest of Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah.
Mount of Temptation
Peak
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul, is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank, Palestine; 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. Mount of Temptation is situated 3½ km northwest of Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah.
Hisham’s Palace
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Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank in Palestine. Hisham’s Palace is situated 3 km north of Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jericho and An-Nuway’imah.
Jericho
Jericho, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of Dead Sea and some 55 km from Jerusalem.
An-Nuway’imah
Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located five kilometers north of Jericho. It is situated in a low elevation below sea level in the central Jordan Valley.
Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta
Neighborhood
Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta, is a Palestinian village in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank situated in the Jordan Valley, located two kilometers west of Jericho.
Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah
- Type: Administrative facility
- Also known as: “Da’irat as Sihhah” and “Helth Department”
- Category: government building
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.85594° or 31° 51′ 21″ northLongitude
35.45905° or 35° 27′ 33″ eastElevation
-250 metres (-820 feet)Open location code
8G3QVF45+9JGeoNames ID
8067742
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In Other Languages
“Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دائرة الصحة”
Localities in the Area
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