- Wadi Qelt
Wadi Qelt, "Wadi al-Qult" "Wadi el-Qult" or Wadi Qult (
Hebrew : נחל פרת, "Nahal Prat") is awadi ( _ar. وادي "ArabDIN|wādī") or valley within theJordan Valley , one mile south ofJericho , and near theDead Sea in theWest Bank , part of thePalestinian territories . It is home to a variety of fauna includinghyrax es togazelle s and also to theGreek Orthodox Monastery Saint George.The site was home to the winter palace of King Herod, and part of it was declared a nature reserve by the
Israeli army and given the name Nahal Prat. It is visited byIsraeli s andPalestinian s alike, however frequent movement restrictions imposed on Palestinians by the Israeli army severely restrict their access. In addition, a portion of the area will be further closed off to Palestinians because of annexation by theIsraeli West Bank barrier declared illegal in 2004 by theInternational Court of Justice in The Hague. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=713 The Nature Reserves in light of the Israeli assaults] , Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem, 6 December 2005.]References
External links
* [http://www.bibleplaces.com/wadiqilt.htm Bible Places]
* [http://www.geocities.com/m_yericho/kelt.htm Geocities]
* [http://www.ourfatherlutheran.net/biblehomelands/palestine/wadikelt.htm Bible Homeland Palestine]
* [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/jericho.html The Winter Palce of King Herod]
* [http://www.bible-history.com/geography/ancient-israel/jericho.html Goegraphic Position]
* [http://imeu.net/news/article007251.shtml A Bird in the West Bank City]
* [http://www.telecomtally.com/blog/2007/12/the_wadi_qelt.html Abnormal Interest]
* [http://www.igougo.com/attractions-reviews-b88159-Jerusalem-Wadi_Qelt.html Review by Hertz]
* [http://annies-letters.blogspot.com/2007/12/day-in-wadi-qelt-by-sami-backleh.html Letters]
* [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WH9-47TX002-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=d158bce1fc376b4440cc9b31c678557b Science Direct]
* [http://community.iexplore.com/planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?JournalID=6837&EntryID=12765&n=Wadi+Qelt+ Explore]
* [http://www.travelnet.co.il/israel/Jerusalem/jeru01-WADI_QELT.htm Directions]
* [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0006-0895%28197503%2938%3A1%3C10%3ATWFJTJ%3E2.0.CO%3B2-N&size=LARGE&origin=JSTOR-enlargePage The Way by Jericho]
* [http://www.biblelieux.com/4juda.htm Bible Lieux]
* [http://www.unitedtravelltd.com/jericho.html Jericho and Surroundings]
* [http://blog.bibleplaces.com/2007/12/naturalist-in-judean-wilderness.html A Naturalist]
* [http://www.palestine-family.net/index.php?nav=6-26&hits=20&did=155&cid=13&pageflip=2 Palestina]
* [http://www.netours.com/jrs/2003/jericho-road.htm the Jericho Road]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=KzOAxmHDzHUC&pg=PA307&lpg=PA307&dq=wadi+qilt&source=web&ots=l4kSprRhTh&sig=6_aR3kBD3hrm9UJwgSsM5dLnYIw Jerusalem and its Environs]
* [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/west_bank/map/m1150602/wadi_al_qilt.html Location]
* [http://www.wildlife-pal.org/wadi_al_quilt_region.htm Tourism]
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