Qilqis

Qilqis is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of . The village is in the in the Southern .
Wikipedia
Photo: سجى نبيل أبو سنينة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Village with 1,130 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 860 metres (2,822 feet)
  • Description: village council in Hebron Governorate
  • Also known as
    “Khirbat Qalqas”
    “Khirbat Qilqis”
    “Qalqas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.

Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Tomb of the Patriarchs… is situated 4 km north of Qilqis.

Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of . is situated 3½ km north of Qilqis.

Cemetery
Photo: אורלילי, Public domain.
The in is located on a hill to the west of the Tomb of Machpela. is situated 3½ km north of Qilqis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Hagai and Ar-Rihiya.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also Hagai, is an Israeli settlement…

Village
is a Palestinian town located six kilometers southwest of . is situated 3 km southwest of Qilqis.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fawwar is a Palestinian refugee camp adjacent to the… is situated 3½ km southwest of Qilqis.

Qilqis

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Latitude
31.49324° or 31° 29′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.0958° or 35° 5′ 45″ east
Open location code
8G3QF3VW+78
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4244262771
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
283096
Wiki­data ID
Q7266389

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Qilqis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلقاس”
  • Arabic: “قلقس”
  • Catalan: “Qalqas”
  • Cebuano: “Qalqas”
  • Dutch: “Qalqas”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلقس”
  • French: “Qalqas”
  • Hebrew: “קלקאס”
  • Hebrew: “קלקס”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qalqas”
  • Persian: “قلقاس”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Beit Hagai and الحاووز الثاني.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include مسجد قلقس and Quarry.

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