Ra’s Sālim
Ra’s Sālim is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 949 metres. Ra’s Sālim is situated nearby to the village Kiryat Arba, as well as near the locality As Sahlah.| 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
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiryat Arba and Al-Uddeisa.
Kiryat Arba
Village
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2023 it had a population of 7,572.
Al-Uddeisa
Village
al-Uddeisa, also spelled Al 'Uddeisa, is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is a locality of Sa'ir, in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank.
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.
Ra’s Sālim
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 949 metres
- Also known as: “Ra’s Salim”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.52204° or 31° 31′ 19″ northLongitude
35.11975° or 35° 7′ 11″ eastElevation
949 metres (3,114 feet)Open location code
8G3QG4C9+RWGeoNames ID
282032
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as As Sahlah and Al Baldah al Qadīmah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mustashfá Muḩammad ‘Alī al Muḩtasib and Al Maqbarah al Islāmīyah.
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