Wadi Qelt is a rocky canyon located in the Judaean Desert in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and terminating near Jericho, near the Dead Sea. In this isolated and barren valley, a 4th-century monastery clings precariously to the rock walls.
Originally built around a cave, the monastery grew in the 5th century under Greek Orthodox when its most famous monk and namesake Gorgias of Koziba inhabited the place. The monastery was named St. George after the most famous monk who lived at the site - Gorgias of Koziba.
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