‘Irāq al Ḩişn
‘Irāq al Ḩişn is a hill in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 583 metres. ‘Irāq al Ḩişn is situated nearby to the locality Minţār al Qubbah, as well as near the village Mukhmas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include El-Jai cave and Qubur Bani Isra’il.
El-Jai cave
Cave
El-Jai cave is a sizable karstic cave located in a cliff within the northern Judaean Desert, in the modern-day West Bank. The El-Jai cave served as a refuge cave for Jewish rebels during the late phase of the Bar Kokhba revolt, around 135 CE.
Qubur Bani Isra’il
Archaeological site
Photo: Chesdovi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qubur Bene Isra'in or Qubur Bani Isra'il, are four, formerly five, huge stone structures dated to the Middle Bronze Age, which rise from a rocky plateau overlooking Wadi Qelt in the West Bank, about 3.5 miles northeast of Jerusalem, between Hizma and Geva Binyamin along Highway 437. Qubur Bani Isra’il is situated 2½ km southwest of ‘Irāq al Ḩişn.
Shaar Binyamin
Police station
Photo: Atefrat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sha'ar Binyamin is an Israeli light industrial park in the occupied West Bank, built in 1998 over land expropriated from the Palestinian villages of Jaba' and Mukhmas. Shaar Binyamin is situated 2½ km west of ‘Irāq al Ḩişn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mukhmas and Geva Binyamin.
Mukhmas
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mukhmas is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located northeast of Jerusalem, in the center of the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,363 in 2017.
Geva Binyamin
Village
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geva Binyamin, also known as Adam, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, built over land expropriated from the Palestinian village of Jaba'. It is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.
Ma’ale Mikhmas
Village
Photo: Shuki, Public domain.
Ma'ale Mikhmas is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank. Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and according to Palestinians the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. Ma’ale Mikhmas is situated 2½ km northeast of ‘Irāq al Ḩişn.
‘Irāq al Ḩişn
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 583 metres
- Also known as: “‘Iraq al Hisn” and “Iraq el Huṣn”
- Category: landform
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“‘Irāq al Ḩişn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “‘Irāq al Ḩişn”
- Dutch: “‘Irāq al Ḩişn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Minţār al Qubbah and Jaba’.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Khirbat al Qubbah and Khirbat ad Duwayr.
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