Jericho in West Bank
Destination Guide Palestinian Territory

Hisham's Palace

Hisham's Palace is an important early Islamic archaeological site five km north of the town of Jericho in the West Bank. It consists of three main parts: a palace, an ornate bath complex, and an agricultural estate. Also associated with the site is a large park or agricultural enclosure (hayr) which extends east of the palace. An elaborate irrigation system provided the complex with water from nearby springs.

Located at 31.8825, 35.4597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Umayyad palaces, History of the Middle East, History of Islam

Mount of Temptation

The Mount of Temptation is said to be the hill in the Judean Desert where Jesus was tempted by the devil. The exact location is unknown, and impossible to determine. It is generally identified with Mount Quarantania, a mountain approximately 366 m (1 200 feet) high, located about 11 km north-west of the West Bank town of Jericho. According to the public domain Catholic Encyclopedia, Quarantania is "a limestone peak on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho".

Located at 31.8739, 35.4314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mountains of the West Bank, New Testament places

Megilot Regional Council

Megilot Regional Council, also Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, is a regional council in the Judean desert near the western shores of the Dead Sea. With only and 1,000 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council. Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.

Located at 31.8262, 35.4324 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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West Bank, Megilot Regional Council, Regional councils in Israel

Vered Yeriho

Vered Yeriho is a moshav and Israeli settlement near Jericho in the Jordan valley in the West Bank. It belongs to the Megilot Regional Council. The community was founded in 1979 as a result of the dissociation of the secular nucleus from the religious nucleus in Mitzpe Yeriho, a nearby settlement to the west of Vered Yeriho. The moshav is located on a hill overlooking the Akabat Jabar refugee camp and Jericho.

Located at 31.8264, 35.4317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Moshavim, Israeli settlements

Wadi Qelt

Wadi Qelt or Nahal Prat is a valley or stream running west to east across the Judean desert in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and terminating near Jericho, near the Dead Sea. It is home to a variety of fauna including hyraxes to gazelles, to the Greek Orthodox Monastery Saint George, and to the oldest Jewish synagogue in the world and has been identified with the biblical "prat" mentioned in Jeremiah 13:5.

Located at 31.8443, 35.4143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Biblical places, Wadi, Geography of the West Bank, Visitor attractions in the Palestinian territories

St. George's Monastery (Wadi Qelt)

St. George Orthodox Monastery, or Monastery of St. George of Koziba is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt, in the eastern West Bank. The sixth-century cliff-hanging complex, with its ancient chapel and gardens, is active and inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks. It is reached by a pedestrian bridge across the Wadi Qelt, which many imagine to be Psalm 23's Valley of the Shadow. The valley parallels the old Roman road to Jericho, the backdrop for the parable of the Good Samaritan .

Located at 31.8445, 35.4141 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Christian monasteries in the West Bank, Greek Orthodox monasteries, Christian monasteries established in the 6th century

Na'omi

Na'omi is a moshav shitufi and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley three kilometres north of Hisham's Palace, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 129. The village was established in 1982, and was initially named Na'ama due to its proximity to the Arab village of an-Nuway'imah, before being renamed after the biblical figure of Naomi.

Located at 31.9063, 35.4672 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Moshavim, Israeli settlements, Populated places established in 1982

Monastery of the Temptation

The Monastery of the Temptation is an Orthodox Christian monastery located in the West Bank, along a cliff overlooking the city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley. It is built upon the summit of the Mount of Temptation, rising 350 meters above sea level. It currently serves as a tourist attraction and its land is under the full jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority, but the monastery is owned and managed by the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem.

Located at 31.8746, 35.4322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1895, Greek Orthodox monasteries, Christian monasteries in the West Bank, 19th-century Christian monasteries