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Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation

The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in , . It was built on the slopes of the 350 meters above sea level, situated along a cliff overlooking the city of and the Jordan Valley.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: Orthodox Christian monastery located in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Monastery of Temptation”, “Monastery of the Temptation”, and “Mount of Temptation”
  • Address: أريحا

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount of Temptation and Tell es-Sultan.

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.

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 1¼ km east of Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation.

Spring
Ein es-Sultan is a natural spring in , at the site of ancient Jericho, which has been identified with the tell known as . It is known by Jews and Christians as the Spring of Elisha/Elisha's Spring, based on a biblical story about Prophet Elisha. is situated 1¼ km east of Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.

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

Village
Photo: James Emery, CC BY 2.0.
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee camp in the of the State of Palestine, in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern .

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.

Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation

Latitude
31.87271° or 31° 52′ 22″ north
Longitude
35.43132° or 35° 25′ 53″ east
Open location code
8G3QVCFJ+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432342166
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q2668745
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير قرنطل”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de la Temptació”
  • Danish: “Quarantana”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير قرنطل”
  • French: “monastère de la Tentation”
  • French: “Monastère de la Tentation”
  • Georgian: “იერიქონის სავანე”
  • German: “Kloster Qarantal”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Πειρασμού”
  • Greek: “Μονή του Πειρασμού”
  • Hebrew: “דיר אל-קרנטל”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר קרנטל”
  • Japanese: “誘惑の修道院”
  • Lithuanian: “Kristaus Gundymo vienuolynas”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă Greacă ‘Carantania de pe Muntele Ispitirii’”
  • Russian: “Гора Искушения”
  • Russian: “Гора Каранталь”
  • Russian: “Каранталь”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Искушения”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Каранталь”
  • Russian: “Сорокадневная гора”
  • Russian: “Сорокодневная гора”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Искушења Господњег”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de la Tentación”
  • Spanish: “Monte de la Tentacion”
  • Spanish: “Monte de la Tentación”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Каранталь”
  • Welsh: “Mynachlog y Demtasiwn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include מערת המרגלים אגף צפוני and מערת אביאור.

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