Tekoa

Tekoa is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the , located 20 km northeast of , 16 km south of and in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of .
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  • Type: Village with 3,880 residents
  • Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Nahal Tekea”, “Nahal Teqoa‘”, “Naẖal Teqoa‘”, and “Tkoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herodion Ruins.

Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sdeh Bar and Nokedim.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
Ranch is a residential children's home dedicated to the rehabilitation of boys at risk ׁׂׂׂ. Founded in 1998, the 25-acre ranch provides a unique therapeutic approach, allowing the troubled youth to rebuild their sense of security and re-establish their trust in themselves and their peers, so that they can become contributing members of society.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Nokdim is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the . Located south of in the northern Judean Mountains, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council.

Suburb
is a Palestinian village in the in the south-central , located 4.5 kilometers southeast of . It is a part of the municipality.

Tekoa

Latitude
31.65315° or 31° 39′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.22894° or 35° 13′ 44″ east
Population
3,880
Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM63H+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93195764
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282597
Wiki­data ID
Q1018921
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Satellite Map

Discover Tekoa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Tekoa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تكواع”
  • Catalan: “Tekoa (assentament israelià)”
  • Catalan: “Tekoa”
  • Czech: “Tekoa”
  • Danish: “Tekoa”
  • Dutch: “Tekoa, Gush Etzion”
  • Finnish: “Tekoa (Gush Etzion)”
  • Finnish: “Tekoa”
  • French: “Tekoa”
  • German: “Tekoa”
  • Hebrew: “תקוע”
  • Hebrew: “תְּקוֹעַ”
  • Indonesian: “Tekoa, Gush Etzion”
  • Indonesian: “Tekoa”
  • Irish: “Tekoa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tekoa i Gush Etzion”
  • Polish: “Tekoa”
  • Polish: “Teqoa”
  • Russian: “Текоа”
  • Spanish: “Tekoa”
  • Swedish: “Tekoa”
  • Ukrainian: “Текоа”

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