Wadi Qilt Attractions
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West Bank
The Wadi Qilt, a romantic canyon-like valley on the West Bank of the Jordan, runs eastward through the hills of Judaea into the plain of Jericho. Herod the Great built an aqueduct here which was repaired during the British Mandate and still carries water for most of the year.
History
The Romans built a road, parts of which can still be traced, along this ancient route between Jerusalem and Jericho. In early Christian times hermits lived in caves in this wild mountain country, and this led to the foundation in Byzantine times (fifth-sixth century) of St George's Monastery.
The Wadi Qilt, a romantic canyon-like valley on the West Bank of the Jordan, runs eastward through the hills of Judaea into the plain of Jericho. Herod the Great built an aqueduct here which was repaired during the British Mandate and still carries water for most of the year.
History
The Romans built a road, parts of which can still be traced, along this ancient route between Jerusalem and Jericho. In early Christian times hermits lived in caves in this wild mountain country, and this led to the foundation in Byzantine times (fifth-sixth century) of St George's Monastery.
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St George's Monastery
St George's Monastery was founded in the late 5th C but the current buildings date to the late 19th and early 20th C. Some 6th C mosaic pavement has been preserved.
View of Desert Wadi.
