Khirbat Shabtīn

Khirbat Shabtīn is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Shabtīn is situated nearby to the village Nili, as well as near Shuqba.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shuqba Cave and Artabba Fortress.

Shuqba Cave

Cave

Photo: Wala fatayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shuqba Cave is an archaeological site in Wadi Natuf near the town of Shuqba in the West Bank, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine. The cave is the type-site for the prehistoric Natufian culture. Shuqba Cave is situated 1¼ km north of Khirbat Shabtīn.

Artabba Fortress

Archaeological site

Khirbet Artabbeh, also known simply as Artabba or Artabbeh, is an archaeological site in the central West Bank, southeast of Deir Abu Mash'al. The site comprises the remains of a Hasmonean-Herodian fortress, an adjacent ruin, and a spring. Artabba Fortress is situated 4 km northeast of Khirbat Shabtīn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nili and Shabtin.

Nili

Village

Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nili is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located 3.8 kilometres east of the Green line and a few hundred metres from the Palestinian village of Deir Qaddis, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Shabtin

Village

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Shabtin is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank. Shabtin is located 14.4 kilometres north-west of Ramallah.

Shuqba

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shuqba is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 17 kilometers northwest of the city of Ramallah in Palestine. Shuqba has a total area of 13,990 dunams, and the built-up area comprises 616 dunams.

Khirbat Shabtīn

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Khirbat Shabtin”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.96979° or 31° 58′ 11″ north

Longitude

35.04199° or 35° 2′ 31″ east

Elevation

279 metres (915 feet)

Open location code

8G3QX29R+WQ

GeoNames ID

281950

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