St. George Monastery

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, , , .
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Wadi Qelt, West Bank, Palestine
  • Also known as: “Deir Mar Jiryis”, “Monastery of Saint George of Choziba”, “St. George Monastery (Mar Jaris)”, and “St. George’s Monastery”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount of Temptation and Kipros.

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 4 km northeast of St. George Monastery.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ km east of St. George Monastery.

Monastery
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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. is situated 3½ km northeast of St. George Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vered Yeriho and Aqbat Jaber.

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. is situated 3 km southeast of St. George Monastery.

Village
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Aqabat Jaber is a Palestinian refugee camp in the of the eastern , situated in the Jordan Valley, three kilometers southwest of . is situated 3 km east of St. George Monastery.

Village
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, also spelled Mitzpeh Yericho, is a religious Israeli settlement in the , located next to the Palestinian city of , from where it gets its name. is situated 3½ km southwest of St. George Monastery.

St. George Monastery

Latitude
31.84408° or 31° 50′ 39″ north
Longitude
35.41178° or 35° 24′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G3QRCV6+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 976504072
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q14795053
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“St. George Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير القديس جورج”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Sant Jordi de Coziba”
  • Chinese: “霍齐巴的圣乔治修道院”
  • German: “Kloster St. Georg”
  • Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Γεωργίου του Χοζεβίτη”
  • Greek: “Μονή Χοζεβά”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר חוזיבה”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סנט ג’ורג‘”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סנט ג’ורג’”
  • Italian: “monastero di Koziba”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Koziba”
  • Italian: “Monastero di San Giorgio in Koziba”
  • Japanese: “聖ゲオルギオス修道院”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Jurgio Kozibiečio vienuolynas”
  • Persian: “صومعه قدیس جورج خوزیبا”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Świętego Jerzego”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă Greacă ‘Sfântul Gheorghe Hozevitul’”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Sfântul Gheorghe din Hozeva”
  • Russian: “Монастырь святого Георгия Хозевита”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Георгия Хозевита”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Jorge de Coziba”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Jorge de Koziba”
  • Urdu: “خانقاہ مقدس جورج (وادی قلط)”
  • Urdu: “خانقاہ مقدس جورج”
  • Western Frisian: “Georgiuskleaster (Wadi Qelt)”
  • Western Frisian: “Georgiuskleaster”
  • Western Panjabi: “خانقاہ مقدس جورج (وادی قلط)”
  • Western Panjabi: “خانقاہ مقدس جورج”

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