Ra’s at Tuwaymīn
Ra’s at Tuwaymīn is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 895 metres. Ra’s at Tuwaymīn is situated nearby to the locality Khirbat Bīr al ‘Idd, as well as near the hamlet Mitzpe Yair.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell Maon and Tel Qeriyyot.
Tell Maon
Archaeological site
Horvat Maon/H. Ma'on, Arabic: Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn, i.e. 'Ma'in Ruins/Tell of Ma'in', is an archaeological site in the Hebron Hills, West Bank, rising 863 metres above sea level, where the remains of the ancient town of Ma'on have been excavated. Tell Maon is situated 3½ km north of Ra’s at Tuwaymīn.
Tel Qeriyyot
Ruins
Khirbet al-Qaryatayn is a ruin c. 20 km south of Hebron and a few kilometres southeast of as-Samuʿ. It is identified with Biblical Kerioth, allotted to Judah in the Negeb. Tel Qeriyyot is situated 3½ km south of Ra’s at Tuwaymīn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitzpe Yair and Susya.
Mitzpe Yair
Hamlet
Mitzpe Yair is an unauthorized Israeli settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Located two kilometres south-east of Susya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council.
Susya
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susya is a religious community Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near the archaeological site of Susya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.
Beit Yatir
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Yatir, officially Metzadot Yehuda, is an Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank, organized as a religious-Zionist Orthodox moshav.
Ra’s at Tuwaymīn
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 895 metres
- Also known as: “Ra’s at Tuwaymin” and “Ras at Tuweimin”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.37959° or 31° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
35.12926° or 35° 7′ 45″ eastElevation
895 metres (2,936 feet)Open location code
8G3Q94HH+RPGeoNames ID
281555
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