Khirbat Ḩāmid
Khirbat Ḩāmid is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Ḩāmid is situated nearby to the village Ni’lin, as well as near Qibya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shuqba Cave and Ma’arava Yeshiva.
Shuqba Cave
Cave
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Shuqba Cave is an archaeological site in Wadi Natuf near the town of Shuqba in the West Bank, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Palestine. The cave is the type-site for the prehistoric Natufian culture. Shuqba Cave is situated 3½ km northeast of Khirbat Ḩāmid.
Ma’arava Yeshiva
Synagogue
Maarava Machon Rubin is an Orthodox yeshiva high school located in the Israeli settlement of Matityahu, near Modi'in, midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Ma’arava Yeshiva is situated 3½ km south of Khirbat Ḩāmid.
Modi`im
Ruins
Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in Judea, near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel. First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership over Judea following the victorious Maccabean uprising. Modi`im is situated 4 km southwest of Khirbat Ḩāmid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ni’lin and Qibya.
Ni’lin
Village
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Ni'lin is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located 17 kilometers west of Ramallah.
Qibya
Village
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Qibya is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 30 kilometers northwest of Ramallah and exactly north of the large Israeli city of Modi'in. It is part of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 6,090 in 2017.
Deir Qaddis
Village
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Deir Qaddis is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located sixteen kilometers west of Ramallah. Deir Qaddis is situated 2½ km east of Khirbat Ḩāmid.
Khirbat Ḩāmid
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Hamid”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.9578° or 31° 57′ 28″ northLongitude
35.01955° or 35° 1′ 10″ eastElevation
176 metres (577 feet)Open location code
8G3QX259+4RGeoNames ID
283783
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