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Al-Burj

Al-Burj is a Palestinian village located twenty kilometers southwest of , in the of State of Palestine, in the southern .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 2,580 residents
  • Description: village council in Hebron Governorate
  • Also known as: “al Burj”, “Al Burj”, “Al-Burj, Hebron”, “Burj Beirah”, “Burj el Baiyāra”, “Khirbat al Burj”, and “Khirbat el Burj”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Bet Mirsham.

Ruins
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Tell Beit Mirsim is an archaeological site in Palestine, on the border between the lowlands of Shfela and Mount Hebron. It is located in the eastern region of Lachish about 20 kilometers southwest of and about 13 kilometers southeast of Lachish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit ar-Rush al-Fauqa and Shomriya.

Village
is a Palestinian village located eighteen kilometers southwest of .The village is in the Southern .

Village
Shomria is a religious kibbutz in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 865. is situated 3½ km west of Al-Burj.

Village
is a Palestinian in the , located 22 km southwest of the city of in the southern . is situated 4 km south of Al-Burj.

Al-Burj

Latitude
31.4324° or 31° 25′ 57″ north
Longitude
34.92424° or 34° 55′ 27″ east
Population
2,580
Elevation
516 metres (1,693 feet)
Open location code
8G3PCWJF+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332951144
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
283176
Wiki­data ID
Q4702309
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Al-Burj” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البرج”
  • Catalan: “Al-Burj”
  • Dutch: “Al-Burj”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “البرج”
  • French: “Al-Burj”
  • Hebrew: “אל-בורג‘”
  • Hebrew: “אל-בורג’”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Burj”
  • Persian: “ال-برج”
  • Persian: “البرج”

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