Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah

Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah is an administrative facility in . Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tell es-Sultan and Hisham’s Palace.

Archaeological site
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, 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 northwest of Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah.

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Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of , in the in . is situated 3 km north of Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah.

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 Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jericho and An-Nuway’imah.

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, the "City of Palms", is a small city within the Palestinian Territories close to the northern end of and some 55 km from .

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.

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

Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah

Latitude
31.85594° or 31° 51′ 21″ north
Longitude
35.45905° or 35° 27′ 33″ east
Elevation
-250 metres (-820 feet)
Open location code
8G3QVF45+9J
Geo­Names ID
8067742
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In Other Languages

“Dā’irat aş Şiḩḩah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دائرة الصحة”

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