Beth-zur
Beth-Zur is a biblical site of historic and archaeological importance in the mountains of Hebron in southern Judea, now part of the West Bank. Beth Zur is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible and the writings of the Roman Jewish historian Josephus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in West Bank, Israel
- Also known as: “Beit Sûr”, “Beit Tsur”, “Bethsura”, “Khirbat Tubayqah”, “Khirbat Ţubayqah”, “Khirbat Tubeiqa”, and “Khirbeṭ eṭ Tubeiqah”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Nabi Yunis.
Mount Nabi Yunis
Peak
Photo: Aseel zm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nabi Yunis is the highest point of the Judean Mountains and the southern portion of the West Bank, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of Halhul, Hebron Governorate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halhul and Tzur Shalem.
Halhul
Town
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Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern part of the West Bank, 5 kilometres north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine. The town, bordered by Sa'ir and al-Shuyukh to the east, Beit Ummar and al-Arroub refugee camp to the north, and Kharas and Nuba westwards, is located 916 m above sea level, and is the highest inhabited place in the State of Palestine.
Tzur Shalem
Neighborhood
Tzur Shalem is an Israeli outpost attached to the Israeli settlement of Karmei Tzur in The Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the West Bank. The outpost is under the jurisdiction of the Gush Etzion Regional Council. Tzur Shalem is situated 2½ km north of Beth-zur.
Karmei Zur
Village
Karmei Tzur, or Carmei Tzur is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank located north of Hebron in the Judean hills between the Palestinian towns of Beit Ummar and Halhul. Karmei Zur is situated 3 km north of Beth-zur.
Beth-zur
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Indonesian—“Beth-zur” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت زور”
- Catalan: “Beth-Zur”
- Catalan: “Bethsura”
- Hebrew: “בית צור”
- Indonesian: “Bet-Zur”
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