Khirbat al Ḩayy
Khirbat al Ḩayy is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat al Ḩayy is situated nearby to the village Mukhmas, as well as near Ma’ale Mikhmas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shaar Binyamin and El-Jai cave.
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 Khirbat al Ḩayy.
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. El-Jai cave is situated 3½ km southeast of Khirbat al Ḩayy.
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 4 km southwest of Khirbat al Ḩayy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mukhmas and Ma’ale Mikhmas.
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.
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.
Old Migron
Hamlet
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Migron is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, located within 2 km of a former outpost by the same name, that was relocated to its present site on 2 September 2012.
Khirbat al Ḩayy
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat al Hai” and “Khirbat al Hayy”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.87299° or 31° 52′ 23″ northLongitude
35.28588° or 35° 17′ 9″ eastElevation
603 metres (1,978 feet)Open location code
8G3QV7FP+59GeoNames ID
283697
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