Nabi Musa, Religious neighborhood in Jericho Governorate, Palestine

Nabi Musa is a religious neighborhood in Jericho Governorate, Palestine, with a shrine complex in the desert land east of Jerusalem. The compound includes mosque buildings, courtyards, and lodging rooms grouped around the central shrine.

Sultan Baibars built the shrine in 1269 during his construction projects in the areas he reclaimed from the Crusaders. Later rulers expanded the compound with additional rooms and facilities for pilgrims.

The name comes from the Arabic word for Moses, tied to the site. Pilgrims visit the shrine especially during religious celebrations, when worshippers gather for prayer and use the rooms for devotion and lodging.

The site sits away from main routes in the desert area between Jericho and Jerusalem and is best reached by car. Visitors should bring sun protection and enough water, as the surroundings can be open and hot.

The Jerusalem–Jericho road was a main route for Mediterranean Arabs travelling to Mecca, and the shrine stands where the first day's march south ended. Pilgrims stopped here to rest and look across the Jordan Valley toward Mount Nebo, where the Hebrew Bible places Moses' tomb, and venerate it from afar.