Al Markaz ath Thaqāfī
Al Markaz ath Thaqāfī is a community center in Palestine. Al Markaz ath Thaqāfī is situated nearby to the suburb An-Nuway’imah, as well as near the neighborhood Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 1½ km northwest of Al Markaz ath Thaqāfī.
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; 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 3 km northwest of Al Markaz ath Thaqāfī.
Hisham’s Palace
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Built by the Umayyad dynasty in the first half of the 8th century, it is one of the so-called Umayyad desert castles. Hisham’s Palace is situated 2½ km north of Al Markaz ath Thaqāfī.
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.
Al Markaz ath Thaqāfī
- Type: Community center
- Also known as: “Al Markaz ath Thaqafi” and “Cultural Center”
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.85888° or 31° 51′ 32″ northLongitude
35.45541° or 35° 27′ 20″ eastElevation
-247 metres (-810 feet)Open location code
8G3QVF54+H5GeoNames ID
8067757
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In Other Languages
“Al Markaz ath Thaqāfī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المركز الثقافي”
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