Khirbat Umm Rukbah
Khirbat Umm Rukbah is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 832 metres. Khirbat Umm Rukbah is situated nearby to the village Ad Deirat, as well as near Khallet al-Maiya.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ar-Rifa’iyya and Zif.
Ar-Rifa’iyya
Residential area
Ar-Rifa'iyya, is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate, located east of the city of Yatta and south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank, and within the lands occupied after the 1967 war. Ar-Rifa’iyya is situated 2 km south of Khirbat Umm Rukbah.
Zif
Residential area
Ziph was a town of Judah, located in the Judean Mountains south-east of Hebron. According to the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel 23, David hid himself from Saul here. Zif is situated 2½ km west of Khirbat Umm Rukbah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ad Deirat and Khallet al-Maiya.
Ad Deirat
Village
Ad-Deirat, is a village on the outskirts of Yatta in the Palestinian Hebron Governorate. It is part of the Khalet al-Maiyya village cluster, 11 km to the southeast of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank. It was occupied in 1967.
Khallet al-Maiya
Village
Khalet al-Maiyya خلة المية is a Palestinian village located nine kilometers south of Hebron and four kilometers west of Yatta. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. Khallet al-Maiya is situated 2½ km south of Khirbat Umm Rukbah.
Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever
Village
Photo: Matanya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'ale Hever or Pnei Hever is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the eastern Hebron Hills to the east of Hebron at an elevation of 810 m, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever is situated 2½ km north of Khirbat Umm Rukbah.
Khirbat Umm Rukbah
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Um Rukba” and “Khirbat Umm Rukba”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.46436° or 31° 27′ 52″ northLongitude
35.15587° or 35° 9′ 21″ eastElevation
832 metres (2,730 feet)Open location code
8G3QF574+P8GeoNames ID
281443
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