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Maqam Umm A-Sheikh

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Maqam Umm A-Sheikh

A large prayer site honoring the mother of Sheikh Zaitoun. It is a highly impressive structure of the Mamluk period, about 800-years-old, and needs restoration work in order to be preserved. It is caged inside firing zone 934. Archeological findings of the Byzantine period are scattered around in the area, amidst water holes and ancient trees. Entrance is through the Mevo Horon settler-colony or through a gate in the fence surrounding Ofer army camp.

 

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