Khirbat Firdaws
Khirbat Firdaws is an archaeological site in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Firdaws is situated nearby to the village Tekoa, as well as near Nokedim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herodion Ruins.
Herodion Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. Herodion Ruins is situated 2 km northeast of Khirbat Firdaws.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tekoa and Nokedim.
Tekoa
Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tekoa is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank, located 20 km northeast of Hebron, 16 km south of Jerusalem and in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Tuqu'.
Nokedim
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Nokdim is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located south of Bethlehem in the northern Judean Mountains, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council.
Sdeh Bar
Village
Sdeh Bar Ranch is a residential children's home dedicated to the rehabilitation of boys at risk ׁׂׂׂ. Founded in 1998, the 25-acre ranch provides a unique therapeutic approach, allowing the troubled youth to rebuild their sense of security and re-establish their trust in themselves and their peers, so that they can become contributing members of society.
Khirbat Firdaws
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Khirbat Firaydis”, “Khirbat Firdaus”, and “Tel Herodium”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.65° or 31° 39′ northLongitude
35.23333° or 35° 14′ eastElevation
624 metres (2,047 feet)Open location code
8G3QM62M+28GeoNames ID
283917
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