Khirbat aş Şiyar
Khirbat aş Şiyar is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat aş Şiyar is situated nearby to the town Beit Sahour, as well as near the village Hindaza.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Herodion Ruins.
Church of the Nativity
Church
Herodion Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. Herodion Ruins is situated 4 km south of Khirbat aş Şiyar.
Chapel of the Milk Grotto
Church
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady, also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, erected in 1872. Chapel of the Milk Grotto is situated 2½ km west of Khirbat aş Şiyar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Sahour and Hindaza.
Beit Sahour
Town
Hindaza
Village
Hindaza is a Palestinian village located six kilometers south-east of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 7,517 in 2017.
Bethlehem
Khirbat aş Şiyar
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat as Siyar”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.7° or 31° 42′ northLongitude
35.23333° or 35° 14′ eastElevation
580 metres (1,903 feet)Open location code
8G3QP62M+28GeoNames ID
281755
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