The Kidron Valley (classical transliteration, Cedron, from Hebrew: נחל קדרון‎, Naḥal Qidron, literally Qidron River; also Qidron Valley; , Wadi el-Joz, 'Valley of the Walnut', for the upper segment near the Temple Mount, and Wadi en-Nar, 'Fire Valley', for the rest of it, with at least the segment at Mar Saba monastery also known in the 19th century as Wadi er-Rahib, 'Monk's Valley') is the valley originating slightly northeast of the Old City of Jerusalem, which then separates the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives. It continues in a general south-easterly direction through the Judean desert in the West Bank, reaching the Dead Sea near the settlement of Ovnat, and descending along its course. The ancient Mar Saba ('Saint Sabbas') monastery is located in the lower part of the valley.