Jabal as Sindās
Jabal as Sindās is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 896 metres. Jabal as Sindās is situated nearby to the locality Ḑāḩiyat Iskān al Baladīyah, as well as near the village Qilqis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.
Cave of the Patriarchs
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The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 3½ km northeast of Jabal as Sindās.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 3 km northeast of Jabal as Sindās.
Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: אורלילי, Public domain.
The old Jewish cemetery in Hebron is located on a hill to the west of the Tomb of Machpela. It has been used as a Jewish cemetery for hundreds of years. Old Jewish Cemetery is situated 3 km north of Jabal as Sindās.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qilqis and Beit Hagai.
Qilqis
Village
Photo: سجى نبيل أبو سنينة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qilqis is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Beit Haggai. The village is in the Hebron Governorate in the Southern West Bank.
Beit Hagai
Village
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Beit Hagai, also Hagai, is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement located in the southern Hebron Hills in the West Bank. The settlement population was 460 in 2004, according to a classified government document published by the Haaretz newspaper, and lies within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hevron Regional Council.
Hebron
Hebron is an ancient city in the southern West Bank. It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.
Jabal as Sindās
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 896 metres
- Also known as: “Jabal as Sindas”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Dutch—“Jabal as Sindās” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل السنداس”
- Cebuano: “Jabal as Sindās”
- Dutch: “Jabal as Sindās”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ḑāḩiyat Iskān al Baladīyah and Manoah.
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