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Deir Hajla monastery Deir Hajla (also spelled Deir Hijleh ) or Qasr Hajla is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus (officially the Holy Monastery of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan , Greek : Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Γερασίμου του Ιορδανίτη ), a monastery located in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the West Bank , west of the River Jordan and north of the Dead Sea . beata (2015-07-05). Sion, Ofer ( Israel Antiquities Authority ) (1996). "The Monasteries of the "Desert of the Jordan" ". Official website of the Patriarchate: Holy Shrines . Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Deir Hajla is a Greek Orthodox monastery on the West Bank , north of the Dead Sea . Deir Hajla monastery This monastery is sometimes known as Mar Yohanna Hajlah 'St. John of Hajlah' or Kusr Hajlah .
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Deir Hajla monastery Deir Hajla or Deir Hijleh is the Arabic name of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Gerasimus (officially the Holy Monastery of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan , ), a monastery located in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine , in the West Bank , west of the River Jordan and north of the Dead Sea . beata (2015-07-05).Official website of the Patriarchate: Holy Shrines .Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem .
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greek orthodox monastery on the west bank
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arabic name of the greek orthodox monastery of saint gerasimus
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