Middle East
Palestine
West Bank

Ain al-Sultan

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.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
  • Type: Spring
  • Description: spring in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Ein al Sultan”, “Ein al-Sultan”, “Ein Al-Sultan”, “Ein as Sultan”, “Ein as-Sultan”, “Ein el Sultan”, “Ein el-Sultan”, “Ein es Sultan”, “Ein es-Sultan”, “Elisha Spring fountain”, “Fountain of Elisha”, “Spring of Elisha”, “ʿEin as-Sulṭān”, and “ʿEin es-Sulṭān”
  • Address: أريحا

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tell es-Sultan and Mount of Temptation.

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.

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.

Monastery
Photo: DR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1¼ km west of Ain al-Sultan.

Places in the Area

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

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 .

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

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.

Ain al-Sultan

Latitude
31.87047° or 31° 52′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.44484° or 35° 26′ 41″ east
Open location code
8G3QVCCV+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 501901138
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
Wiki­data ID
Q6585622
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Ain al-Sultan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ain al-Sultan” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Elisha Spring Fountain and Tall Ariha Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Seran and تل فريك.

West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Bethlehem, Ramallah, Hebron, and Jericho.

Curious Springs to Discover

Uncover intriguing springs from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ain al-Sultan”. Photo: Sheepdog85, CC BY-SA 3.0.