Khirbat Kan‘ān
Khirbat Kan‘ān is a locality in Hebron, West Bank and has an elevation of 862 metres. Khirbat Kan‘ān is situated nearby to the locality Al Başşah, as well as near Al Ḩāwūz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.
Cave of the Patriarchs
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 4 km northeast of Khirbat Kan‘ān.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 3½ km northeast of Khirbat Kan‘ān.
Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery
Monastery
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The Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Al Maskobiya, is a Russian Orthodox monastery and church in Hebron, Palestine, founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre. Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery is situated 3 km north of Khirbat Kan‘ān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Hagai and Qilqis.
Beit Hagai
Village
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Beit Hagai, also Hagai, is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement located in the southern Hebron Hills in the West Bank. The settlement population was 460 in 2004, according to a classified government document published by the Haaretz newspaper, and lies within the municipal jurisdiction of the Har Hevron Regional Council.
Qilqis
Village
Photo: سجى نبيل أبو سنينة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qilqis is a Palestinian village located four kilometers south of Hebron and adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Beit Haggai. The village is in the Hebron Governorate in the Southern West Bank. Qilqis is situated 3 km southeast of Khirbat Kan‘ān.
Hebron
Hebron is an ancient city in the southern West Bank. It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.
Khirbat Kan‘ān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kherbet Kan’an” and “Khirbat Kan’an”
- Location: Hebron, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.51036° or 31° 30′ 37″ northLongitude
35.07446° or 35° 4′ 28″ eastElevation
862 metres (2,828 feet)Open location code
8G3QG36F+4QGeoNames ID
283342
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat Kan‘ān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خربة كنعان”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Başşah and Al Ḩāwūz.
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Highlights include Mustashfá Ḩamdān lit Tawlīd and ‘Ayn al ‘Unqar.
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