Kipros

Kipros is a ruins in , . Kipros is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
Photo: Liadmalone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient fort
  • Also known as: “Cypros”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. George Monastery and Mount of Temptation.

Monastery
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The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba, also known as Monastery of Choziba or Mar Jaris, is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C, , , . is situated 1¼ km west of Kipros.

Peak
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, 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 north of Kipros.

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 3½ km northeast of Kipros.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aqbat Jaber and Vered Yeriho.

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

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the . Located near in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council.

Neighborhood
, is a Palestinian village in the in the eastern situated in the Jordan Valley, located two kilometers west of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Kipros.

Kipros

Latitude
31.84516° or 31° 50′ 43″ north
Longitude
35.42598° or 35° 25′ 34″ east
Open location code
8G3QRCWG+39
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1202765813
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2294023
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Kipros” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قبرص”
  • Dutch: “Cypros”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר קיפרוס”
  • Hebrew: “קיפרוס”

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Highlights include Hermitage and Aqbat Jabar Cemetery.

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