Wādī as Sūr

Wādī as Sūr is a wadi in , . Wādī as Sūr is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Adullam and Valley of Elah.

Peak
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adullam is an ancient ruin once numbered among the thirty-six cities of Canaan whose kings "Joshua and the children of Israel smote". After that, it fell as an inheritance to the tribe of Judah and was included in the northern division of the "lowland" cities of the land of Judah.

Valley
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the area of . It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath. is situated 3½ km north of Wādī as Sūr.

Archaeological site
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Horvat 'Ethri, or Umm Suweid, is an archaeological site situated in the in modern-day . Excavations at the site have uncovered the remains of a partially restored Jewish village from the Second Temple period. is situated 3½ km west of Wādī as Sūr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geva’ot Eden and Khirbet al-Deir.

Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giv'ot Eden, also spelled Geva'ot Eden, is a community settlement in central , officially designated as such in 2023. Located in the Judean Mountains, 41.7 kilometres southwest of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Hamlet
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, or Khirbet ed-Deir, is a Palestinian village located 10 kilometres southwest of , and 15 kilometres northwest of . The town is in the of central .

Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located in the foothills in the region, south of , west of and overlooking the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Wādī as Sūr

Latitude
31.64723° or 31° 38′ 50″ north
Longitude
35.00935° or 35° 0′ 34″ east
Elevation
353 metres (1,158 feet)
Open location code
8G3QJ2W5+VP
Geo­Names ID
281720
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