Khirbat al Jufayr

Khirbat al Jufayr is a ruin in , . Khirbat al Jufayr is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ofer Penitentiary and St. Cleophas Church.

Prison
Ofer Prison, formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385, is an Israeli military incarceration facility in the Israeli-occupied , between and . is situated 2 km northeast of Khirbat al Jufayr.

Church
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The or St. Cleopas Church also called Emmaus Church or the Basilica of St. Cleophas, is a Franciscan Catholic church located in the Palestinian village of in the . is situated 3½ km southwest of Khirbat al Jufayr.

Place of worship
The , commonly known as Nebi Samuel or Nebi Samwil, is the traditional burial site of the biblical prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 m above sea level, in the Palestinian village of , in the . is situated 4 km southeast of Khirbat al Jufayr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giv’at Ze’ev and Giv’on HaHadasha.

Town
Giv'at Ze'ev is an urban Israeli settlement in the , five kilometers northwest of . The settlement was founded in 1977 on the site of the abandoned Jordanian military camp, adjacent to the site of ancient Gibeon.

Village
Giv'on HaHadashah is an Israel settlement in the , built over land expropriated from the neighboring Palestinian villages of , , and .

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.

Khirbat al Jufayr

Latitude
31.86324° or 31° 51′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.16031° or 35° 9′ 37″ east
Elevation
752 metres (2,467 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV576+74
Geo­Names ID
283437
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