Khirbat ash Shūnah
Khirbat ash Shūnah is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat ash Shūnah is situated nearby to the village As-Sawiya, as well as near Talfit.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shiloh.
Shiloh
Shiloh was an ancient city and sanctuary in ancient Israel now located in the West Bank. According to the Hebrew Bible, Shiloh was one of the main centers of Israelite worship during the pre-monarchic period, before the First Temple in Jerusalem was built. Shiloh is situated 4 km southeast of Khirbat ash Shūnah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include As-Sawiya and Talfit.
As-Sawiya
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
As-Sawiya is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located 18 kilometers south of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,761 inhabitants in 2017.
Talfit
Village
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Talfit is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, it had a population of 3,591 in 2017.
Qabalan
Village
Photo: أغنية المطر, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qabalan is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 19 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 8,195 inhabitants in 2017.
Khirbat ash Shūnah
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat ash Shuna” and “Khirbat ash Shunah”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.08753° or 32° 5′ 15″ northLongitude
35.27408° or 35° 16′ 27″ eastElevation
723 metres (2,372 feet)Open location code
8G4Q37QF+2JGeoNames ID
281812
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