Wadi Jheish
Wadi Jheish is a residential area in West Bank, Palestine. Wadi Jheish is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint מצפה הרועה, as well as near the village Susya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Susya and Tel Qeriyyot.
Ancient Susya
Archaeological site
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susya is a location in the southern Hebron Governorate in the West Bank. It houses an archaeological site with extensive remains from the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, including the ruins of an archeologically notable synagogue, repurposed as a mosque after the Muslim conquest of Palestine in the 7th century. Ancient Susya is situated 2½ km north of Wadi Jheish.
Tel Qeriyyot
Ruins
Khirbet al-Qaryatayn is a ruin c. 20 km south of Hebron and a few kilometres southeast of as-Samuʿ. It is identified with Biblical Kerioth, allotted to Judah in the Negeb. Tel Qeriyyot is situated 4 km southeast of Wadi Jheish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Susya and Beit Yatir.
Susya
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susya is a religious community Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near the archaeological site of Susya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.
Beit Yatir
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Yatir, officially Metzadot Yehuda, is an Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank, organized as a religious-Zionist Orthodox moshav.
Susiya
Hamlet
Photo: Rabbis for Human Rights, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khirbet Susya is a Palestinian village in the West Bank. Palestinian villagers reported as living in caves and nearby tents are considered as belonging to a unique southern Hebron cave-dwelling culture present in the area since the early 19th century.
Wadi Jheish
- Type: Residential area
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.38225° or 31° 22′ 56″ northLongitude
35.10094° or 35° 6′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8G3Q94J2+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 785890385OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
“Wadi Jheish” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “ואדי ג’חאש”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include מצפה הרועה and בית כנסת סוסיא.
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