Jurat ash-Sham’a

Jurat ash-Sham'a is a Palestinian village located ten kilometers south of . The village is in the in the southern .
Wikipedia
  • Village with about 3,680 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 920 metres (3,020 feet)
  • Description: municipality type D in bl, State of Palestine
  • Also known as
    “Jaurat esh Sham‘a”
    “Jurat a-Sham’a”
    “Jurat ash Sham’ah”
    “Jurat esh Shama”
    “Khirbat ash Sham‘a”
    “Khirbat ash Sham‘ah”
    “Khirbat esh Shama”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biar Aqueduct and Yeshivat Machanaim.
Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , or Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct…
איתמר אוחנה, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a school, which is situated 2½ km west of Jurat ash-Sham’a.
Gush Etzion Junction, also known simply as Gush… is situated 3½ km west of Jurat ash-Sham’a.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Salamuna and Al-Masara.
is a Palestinian located twelve kilometers south-west of .
טל קינג, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian village in the central…
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gush Etzion is a group of Israeli settlements in the…

Jurat ash-Sham’a

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
31.65136° or 31° 39′ 5″ north
Longitude
35.16968° or 35° 10′ 11″ east
Open location code
8G3QM529+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 431635982
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
283419
Wiki­data ID
Q6314948

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Jurat ash-Sham’a” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جورة الشمعة”
  • Arabic: “جوره الشمعه”
  • Catalan: “Jurat ash-Sham’a”
  • Cebuano: “Jūrat ash Sham‘ah”
  • Dutch: “Jurat ash-Sham’a”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جورة الشمعه”
  • French: “Jurat ash-Sham’a”
  • Hebrew: “ג’ורת א-שמעה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jurat ash Sham’a”
  • Russian: “Джурат-аш-Шама”
  • Uzbek: “Jurat ash-Shamʼa”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Marah Ma’allah and Wadi Al-Nis.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jorat Al-Sham’a Local Council and Umm Salamuna Local Council.

West Bank: Highlights

Learn more about Bethlehem and Ramallah.
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.