Deir Hajla, Jericho

Name: Deir Hajla
Address: Jericho, Israel
Telephone: +970 2 994 3038

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Deir Hajla or Deir Hijleh is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus. It is located in the Jericho Governorate in the West Bank, west of the River Jordan and north of the Dead Sea. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 31°49'13"N, 35°30'7"E

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Jericho Israel

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+970 2 994 3038

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Nearby attractions include: Qumran, Hisham's Palace, Mount of Temptation, Monastery of Saints John and George of Choziba.

6 miSW
Archaeological site, Specialty museum, Museum
Qumran
153 min walk • Nestled in the Judaean Desert of Israel, the ancient site of Qumran holds a historical and religious significance that resonates far beyond its remote location. Famed as the discovery site of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran is an archaeological treasure that offers...
4.9 miNW
Historical place, Archaeological site
Hisham's Palace, Jericho
126 min walk • Hisham's Palace is an important early Islamic archaeological site of the Umayyad dynasty from the first half of the 8th century, one of the so-called Umayyad desert castles. It is located at Khirbat al-Mafjar, 5 km north of the town of Jericho, West Bank.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount of Temptation, Jericho
142 min walk • The Mount of Temptation is said to be the hill in the Judean Desert where Jesus was tempted by the devil.
5.5 miW
Monastery
Monastery of Saints John and George of Choziba
141 min walk • The Saint George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, also known in Arabic as Mar Jaris, is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt, in the Jericho Governorate in the eastern West Bank.
4.3 miNE
Bridge
Allenby Bridge
111 min walk • The Allenby Bridge, known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, and also called Al-Karameh Bridge by Palestinian Arabs, is a bridge that crosses the Jordan River near the city of Jericho, and connects the West Bank with Jordan.
5.5 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery
Monastery of the Temptation, Jericho
141 min walk • The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in Jericho, Palestine. It was built on the slopes of the Mount of Temptation 350 meters above sea level, situated along a cliff overlooking the city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley.
5.4 miW
Synagogue
Wadi Qelt, Jericho
138 min walk • The Wadi Qelt Synagogue is the name given by some to a building controversially identified by its excavator, archaeologist Ehud Netzer, as a Hasmonean-period synagogue.
6 miSW
Museum
Qumran cemetery
154 min walk • The Qumran cemetery is in eastern Qumran in the West Bank, part of Palestinian area which is under Israeli occupation. It is a large area leading to a descent from which four finger-like ridges point eastward. On these ridges more tombs are located.
2.5 miNE
Church
Qasr al-Yahud
64 min walk • Qasr al-Yahud is the western section of the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist on the Jordan River.
4.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Tower of Jericho, Jericho
125 min walk • The Tower of Jericho is an 8.5-metre-tall stone structure, built in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period around 8000 BCE. It is considered the world’s first stone building, and possibly the world's first work of monumental architecture.
4.8 miNW
Synagogue
Jericho synagogue, Jericho
124 min walk • The Jericho synagogue dates to the late 6th or early 7th century CE and was discovered in Jericho in 1936.