Khuraysah
Khuraysah is a locality in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 812 metres. Khuraysah is situated nearby to the locality Umm al ‘Amd, as well as near Qurnat ar Rās.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zif and Ar-Rifa’iyya.
Zif
Residential area
Ziph was a town in the Judean Mountains south-east of Hebron. According to the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel 23, David hid himself from Saul here. Saul took his "chosen men of Israel" into the wilderness of Ziph in search of David.
Ar-Rifa’iyya
Residential area
Ar-Rifa'iyya, is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate, located east of the city of Yatta and south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank, and within the lands occupied after the 1967 war.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khallet al-Maiya and Al-Karmil.
Khallet al-Maiya
Village
Khalet al-Maiyya خلة المية is a Palestinian village located nine kilometers south of Hebron and four kilometers west of Yatta. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank.
Al-Karmil
Village
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al-Karmil is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank, within Area A under total Palestinian control. Al-Karmil is situated 3½ km south of Khuraysah.
Ad Deirat
Village
Ad-Deirat, is a village on the outskirts of Yatta in the Palestinian Hebron Governorate. It is part of the Khalet al-Maiyya village cluster, 11 km to the southeast of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank. It was occupied in 1967. Ad Deirat is situated 3½ km east of Khuraysah.
Khuraysah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Khirbat al Khuraysah”, “Khirbat Khureisa”, “Khirbat Khursaysah”, and “Khirbat Khurseisa”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.45209° or 31° 27′ 8″ northLongitude
35.12869° or 35° 7′ 43″ eastElevation
812 metres (2,664 feet)Open location code
8G3QF42H+RFGeoNames ID
283161
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In Other Languages
“Khuraysah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خريسة”
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