Khirbat Shuwaykah

Khirbat Shuwaykah is a locality in , . Khirbat Shuwaykah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitzpe Eshtamoa and Shim’a.

Hamlet
Eshtemoa, also transcribed Ashtemoe, Eshtemo, and Esthama, was an ancient city in the , specifically in the southern Hebron Hills, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible.

Village
Photo: Eman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shim'a, also Yonadav, is an Israeli settlement in the , along the Green Line south of and . Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a city in the of , 22 km southwest of the city of in the southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 35,924 in 2017. is situated 3½ km west of Khirbat Shuwaykah.

Khirbat Shuwaykah

Latitude
31.40295° or 31° 24′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.0076° or 35° 0′ 27″ east
Elevation
641 metres (2,103 feet)
Open location code
8G3QC235+52
Geo­Names ID
281800
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In Other Languages

“Khirbat Shuwaykah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة شويكة”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ḩammām Shuwaykah and Khirbat Dayr Shams.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mughr as Saţḩah and Khirbat Dayr al Lawz.

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