The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
THE WADI KELT - A GREEK MONASTERY LIES HIDDEN IN A DEEP RAVINE OF THE PRECIPITOUS HINTERLAND OF JUDEA IN THE WADI KELT. THE WALLS OF THE RAVINE ARE HONEYCOMBED WITH CAVES - THE HOMES OF RELIGIOUS HERMITS AND THE SOLITARY CELLS OF MONKS.
WADI KELT - LYING IN THE RUGGED & FORBIDDING AREA BETWEEN JERUSALEM & DEAD SEA. SELDOM VISITED BY TOURISTS AS IT IS SO WILD AND INACCESSIBLE. WALLS OF THE RAVINE ARE HONEYCOMBED WITH CAVES IN WHICH HE
The Greek monastery of St George was built in the late fifth century. It is believed to contain the cave where Elijah was fed by the ravens. It was hewn out of the precipitous cliffs of the Wadi Kelt,
A view of Wadi Kelt, in the hills of Judea, showing the ruins of an ancient aqueduct. This is a stereo image. One half of the image is held at B02950.
A view of Wadi Kelt, in the hills of Judea, showing the ruins of an ancient aqueduct. This is one half of a stereo image. The full image is held at B02950A.
A local person and an Australian Light Horseman standing in front of the monastery, which has been built into the rockface at Wadi Kelt.
The Greek Orthodox Monastery, to the west of the city of Jericho, was built into the side of Qarantal Mountain (Mount of Temptation) in the late 19th centuary. Caves can be seen scattered over the mou
