Khirbat Şūşīyah
Khirbat Şūşīyah is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Şūşīyah is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ancient Susya, as well as near the village Khirbet Ma’in.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Susya and Tell Maon.
Ancient Susya
Archaeological site
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susya is a location in the southern Hebron Governorate in the West Bank. It houses an archaeological site with extensive remains from the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, including the ruins of an archeologically notable synagogue, repurposed as a mosque after the Muslim conquest of Palestine in the 7th century. Ancient Susya is situated 120 metres west of Khirbat Şūşīyah.
Tell Maon
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn, i.e. 'Ma'in Ruins/Tell of Ma'in', or Horvat Maon/H. Ma'on, 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 3 km east of Khirbat Şūşīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Susiya and Susya.
Susiya
Hamlet
Photo: Rabbis for Human Rights, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khirbet Susya is a Palestinian village in the West Bank. Palestinian villagers reported as living in caves and nearby tents are considered as belonging to a unique southern Hebron cave-dwelling culture present in the area since the early 19th century.
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.
Khirbet Ma’in
Village
Ma'in is a small Palestinian village in the south Hebron Hills of the Hebron Governorate, located 14 kilometers south of Hebron. It is bordered by the villages of at-Tuwani to the east, al-Karmil village to the north, Khallet Salih to the west, and Qawawis to the south. Khirbet Ma’in is situated 3 km east of Khirbat Şūşīyah.
Khirbat Şūşīyah
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Sūṣiya”, “Khirbat Susiyah”, and “Khirbat Susya”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.40667° or 31° 24′ 24″ northLongitude
35.10265° or 35° 6′ 10″ eastElevation
773 metres (2,536 feet)Open location code
8G3QC443+M3GeoNames ID
281710
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