Khirbat al Maşāni‘
Khirbat al Maşāni‘ is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat al Maşāni‘ is situated nearby to the suburb Sanhedria Murhevet, as well as near Ramat Shlomo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tombs of the Sanhedrin and Ammunition Hill.
Tombs of the Sanhedrin
Tombs of the Sanhedrin, also Tombs of the Judges, is an underground complex of 63 rock-cut tombs located in a public park in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sanhedria. Tombs of the Sanhedrin is situated 720 metres south of Khirbat al Maşāni‘.Ammunition Hill
Battlefield
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ammunition Hill was a fortified Jordanian military post in the northern part of Jordanian-ruled East Jerusalem and the western slope of Mount Scopus. It was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Six-Day War. Ammunition Hill is situated 1¼ km southeast of Khirbat al Maşāni‘.
Magharat Umm el ‘Amid
Cave
Photo: תחות, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umm al-'Amed, or Mugharet Umm el-Amed, is a monumental rock-cut tomb located in Wadi Ramot, north of ancient Jerusalem. Part of the necropolis of Second Temple-era Jerusalem, the tomb features a classical façade and finely carved masonry, characteristic of the elite Jewish burial architecture of late Second Temple Judea. Magharat Umm el ‘Amid is situated 1 km east of Khirbat al Maşāni‘.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanhedria Murhevet and Ramat Shlomo.
Sanhedria Murhevet
Suburb
Sanhedria HaMurhevet is a Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem. Its name translates as "expanded Sanhedria". The neighborhood was founded in 1970 as a northern expansion of Sanhedria.
Ramat Shlomo
Suburb
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ramat Shlomo is an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem. The population, mostly ultra-Orthodox, is 21,000. Ramat Shlomo was built on land occupied by Israel since its capture from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered by the international community to be an Israeli settlement.
Ramat Eshkol
Suburb
Ramat Eshkol is an Israeli settlement and neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem. It was built on land captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War and occupied by Israel since 1967, and was the first settlement built in East Jerusalem beyond the Green Line by Israel.
Khirbat al Maşāni‘
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat al Masani‘” and “Khirbat el Maşāhi‘”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.80644° or 31° 48′ 23″ northLongitude
35.21732° or 35° 13′ 2″ eastElevation
702 metres (2,303 feet)Open location code
8G3QR648+HWGeoNames ID
282840
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