Khirbat al Ḩawsh
Khirbat al Ḩawsh is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat al Ḩawsh is situated nearby to the village Beit Surik, as well as near Mevaseret Zion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boundary marker and Castel National Park.
Boundary marker
Ruins
Photo: DerNurNochAlsBilderlieferantMitmacht, CC0.
A boundary marker, border marker, boundary stone, or border stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary, especially a change in direction of a boundary. Boundary marker is situated 3 km east of Khirbat al Ḩawsh.
Castel National Park
Protected area
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
Castel National Park is an Israeli national park, which consists of a fortified summit in the Judean Mountains, at the site of the former Palestinian village of Al-Qastal, known to Hebrew-speakers as HaCástel, "the Cástel".
Har Hamenoochot
Cemetery
Photo: Neukoln, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claim it is their capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not. Har Hamenoochot is situated 3½ km southeast of Khirbat al Ḩawsh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Surik and Mevaseret Zion.
Beit Surik
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Surik is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 12 kilometers Northwest of Jerusalem in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 4,025 in 2017.
Mevaseret Zion
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mevaseret Zion is a town and local council located 10 km to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council.
Biddu
Town
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biddu is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 8,231 in 2017.
Khirbat al Ḩawsh
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat al Hawsh”, “Khirbat al Hosh”, and “Khirbat el Ḥaush”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.81667° or 31° 49′ northLongitude
35.15° or 35° 9′ eastElevation
757 metres (2,484 feet)Open location code
8G3QR582+M2GeoNames ID
283701
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