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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  • Greek Orthodox monastery
  • Description: Orthodox Christian monastery located in the West Bank
  • Address: أريحا
  • Also known as
    “Monastery of Temptation”
    “Monastery of the Temptation”
    “Mount of Temptation”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount of Temptation and Tell es-Sultan.

Peak
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, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel…

Archaeological site
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, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient… is situated 1¼ km east of Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation.

Spring
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Ein es-Sultan is a natural spring in , at the… 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…

Village
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ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee…

Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the…

Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation

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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”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Pencobaan”
  • Japanese: “誘惑の修道院”
  • Lithuanian: “Kristaus Gundymo vienuolynas”
  • Persian: “صومعه وسوسه”
  • 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”
  • Urdu: “خانقاہ قرنطل”
  • Welsh: “Mynachlog y Demtasiwn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include מערת המרגלים אגף צפוני and מערת אביאור.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as חוות הדיה and Temptation Gallery.

Palestine: Highlights

Notable places include Gaza Strip and Bethlehem.

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