Church of Saint John of the Desert

Church of Saint John of the Desert is a church in , . Church of Saint John of the Desert is situated nearby to the spring , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of Saint John of the Desert and Sataf.

Monastery
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness is a Franciscan Catholic monastery built next to a spring on a wooded slope just north of , Israel, and across the valley from .

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was located 10 km west of , with bordering to the east. is situated 540 metres northwest of Church of Saint John of the Desert.

Spring
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Even Sapir and Tzova.

Village
is a moshav in central . Located on the outskirts of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 720.

Village
Photo: Stroomopwaarts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also Palmach or Tzuba, is a kibbutz in central . Located in the Judean Hills, on the western outskirts of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 583.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located southwest of near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 945.

Church of Saint John of the Desert

Latitude
31.76753° or 31° 46′ 3″ north
Longitude
35.13077° or 35° 7′ 51″ east
Operator
OFM
Open location code
8G3QQ49J+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1125945626
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
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