Judaean Desert

Judaean Desert
Location of Judaean Desert in Israel and the West Bank in red

The Judaean Desert or Judean Desert (Arabic: برية الخليل, romanized: Bariyah al-Khalil, Hebrew: מִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה, romanized: Midbar Yehuda) is a desert in the West Bank and Israel that lies east of the Judaean Mountains, so east of Jerusalem, and descends to the Dead Sea. Under the name El-Bariyah, it has been nominated to the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in the State of Palestine,[1] particularly for its monastic ruins.

  1. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "El-Bariyah: wilderness with monasteries". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-11-12.