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Khirbat a-Dar

Khirbat a-Dar is a hamlet in , and has about 260 residents. Khirbat a-Dar is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Adullam and Valley of Elah.

Peak
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adullam is an ancient ruin once numbered among the thirty-six cities of Canaan whose kings "Joshua and the children of Israel smote". After that, it fell as an inheritance to the tribe of Judah and was included in the northern division of the "lowland" cities of the land of Judah.

Valley
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the area of . It is best-known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath. is situated 3½ km northwest of Khirbat a-Dar.

Memorial
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The Mémorial de la Déportation des Juifs de France is a in to the deportation of Jews from France during the National Socialist era. Located in a pine forest near , near in the , the site was built through…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geva’ot Eden and Neve Michael.

Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giv'ot Eden, also spelled Geva'ot Eden, is a community settlement in central , officially designated as such in 2023. Located in the Judean Mountains, 41.7 kilometres southwest of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central . Located in the region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 2½ km northwest of Khirbat a-Dar.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small religious moshav in central . Located seven kilometres south of , at the east end of the Elah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 933. is situated 3 km north of Khirbat a-Dar.

Khirbat a-Dar

Latitude
31.6556° or 31° 39′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.02599° or 35° 1′ 34″ east
Population
260
Elevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)
Open location code
8G3QM24G+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4240608097
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
283184
Wiki­data ID
Q35695261
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Khirbat a-Dar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة الدير”
  • Cebuano: “Khirbat ad Dayr”
  • Dutch: “Khirbat ad Dayr”
  • French: “Khirbat a-Dar”
  • Hebrew: “ח’ירבת א-דאר”

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