Rujm al Ḩumrī
Rujm al Ḩumrī is a cairn in West Bank, Palestine. Rujm al Ḩumrī is situated nearby to the village Susya, as well as near the hamlet Susiya.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient Susya and Tell Maon.
Ancient Susya
Archaeological site
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susya is a location in the southern Hebron Governorate in the West Bank. It houses an archaeological site with extensive remains from the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, including the ruins of an archeologically notable synagogue, repurposed as a mosque after the Muslim conquest of Palestine in the 7th century. Ancient Susya is situated 1½ km northwest of Rujm al Ḩumrī.
Tell Maon
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn, i.e. 'Ma'in Ruins/Tell of Ma'in', or Horvat Maon/H. Ma'on, is an archaeological site in the Hebron Hills, West Bank, rising 863 metres above sea level, where the remains of the ancient town of Ma'on have been excavated. Tell Maon is situated 2½ km northeast of Rujm al Ḩumrī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Susya and Susiya.
Susya
Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susya is a religious community Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located near the archaeological site of Susya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.
Susiya
Hamlet
Photo: Rabbis for Human Rights, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khirbet Susya is a Palestinian village in the West Bank. Palestinian villagers reported as living in caves and nearby tents are considered as belonging to a unique southern Hebron cave-dwelling culture present in the area since the early 19th century.
Khirbet Ma’in
Village
Ma'in is a small Palestinian village in the south Hebron Hills of the Hebron Governorate, located 14 kilometers south of Hebron. It is bordered by the villages of at-Tuwani to the east, al-Karmil village to the north, Khallet Salih to the west, and Qawawis to the south. Khirbet Ma’in is situated 2½ km northeast of Rujm al Ḩumrī.
Rujm al Ḩumrī
- Type: Cairn
- Also known as: “Rujm al Hamri”, “Rujm al Humri”, and “Rujm el Hamra”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.39615° or 31° 23′ 46″ northLongitude
35.1112° or 35° 6′ 40″ eastElevation
799 metres (2,621 feet)Open location code
8G3Q94W6+FFGeoNames ID
283655
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