Masar Ibrahim al-Khalil 

  

Walk a Path of History Experience Nature and Hospitality 

 

  Masar Ibrahim Al-Khalil is a long distance, cultural walking route in Palestine. The trail is 321 km long and extends from the village of Rummana northwest of Jenin to Beit Mirsim southwest of Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi (Ibrahimi Mosque) in Hebron. The trail passes through 53 cities and villages where hikers, walkers and travelers can experience the legendary Palestinian hospitality.  The Masar Ibrahim is more than just a hiking trail. It is a means of meeting and making connections between Palestinians and hikers from all over the world. It invites hikers to change their perspectives by discovering the common values they share with new acquaintances along the way, all while experiencing the beautiful natural environment of Palestine.  

 

Kafr Malek to Al-’Auja  Experience one of the most stunning valleys of the area and admire its natural richness.  Distance: 14.1 km | Time: 5-7 h | Challenge: Moderate  Following a small road from Kafr Malek, the trail zig-zags down a hillside riddled with the remains of Roman cisterns and graves on its way to the Ein Samia Valley. After reaching the valley, the trail crosses a larger paved road and continues past fields of zatar before before following a path out of the valley bottom past the remains of an old Byzantine era church.  

  After crossing a ridge the path drops down into Wadi al-’Auja, a deep, rugged wadi that runs from Ein Samia (Samia Spring) down to Ein al-’Auja (Al-’Auja Spring) in the Jordan Valley. Wadi Al-’Auja is home to an impressive array of plant life as it descends from the higher elevations of the Palestinian highlands to a point around 50m below sea level at Ein al-’Auja, a popular, local picnic spot.  From Ein Al-’Auja, the trail follows the wadi and ancient Roman aqueducts, used divert water from Ein al-’Auja to Jericho, past the ruins of a Byzantine church and onto the Al-’Auja Bedouin community.  

What to wear? - Broken-in hiking shoes - Suncream, sunglasses and a hat - Comfortable and light clothes 

(covering arms and knees)  What to take in your backpack? 

- At least 3 liters of water - A snack - Your passport - A camera - Personal medications - Warmer blouse 

** Your community trekking guide will be equipped with a first aid kit. 

You will see:  Kafr Malek The village was named after one of its residents whose name was Malik while the word Kafr means village in the Aramaic language. Oral tradition states that its residents were originally the tribes that came along with Salah al-Din and settled in that area. There are two mosques in the village: the Kafr Malek Grand Mosque and Al-Ehsan Mosque.  

 Ein Samia Valley Ein Samia Valley is one of the oldest settled regions in the world. With 7000 years of history, the region has been inhabited by different groups such as the Canaanites, Arameans and Romans. An extensive cemetery covers the archaeological sites of Khirbet Samiya, al-Qibat and Dhar Mizbaneh. The sites also display mosaic floors, foundations and remains of buildings, reservoir and caves, and columns. The Ein Samia valley differs from its surroundings in its great fertility, having arable land and water resource.  

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