Khirbat Dayr Shams

Khirbat Dayr Shams is a locality in , . Khirbat Dayr Shams is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Otniel Yeshiva.

Building
Photo: איתן96, CC BY 3.0.
Yeshivat Otniel is a hesder yeshiva located in , an Israeli settlement in the . It is co-headed by the Rabbis Benni Kalmanzon and Re'em Ha'Cohen, who also serves as the settlement's rabbi. is situated 3½ km north of Khirbat Dayr Shams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitzpe Eshtamoa and As Simiya.

Hamlet
Eshtemoa, also transcribed Ashtemoe, Eshtemo, and Esthama, was an ancient city in the , specifically in the southern Hebron Hills, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible.

Village
Khirbat al-Simia is a Palestinian village located four kilometers north-west of .The village is in the Southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,705 in mid-year 2006.

Village
Photo: Eman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shim'a, also Yonadav, is an Israeli settlement in the , along the Green Line south of and . Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.

Khirbat Dayr Shams

Latitude
31.40732° or 31° 24′ 26″ north
Longitude
35.02034° or 35° 1′ 13″ east
Elevation
656 metres (2,152 feet)
Open location code
8G3QC24C+W4
Geo­Names ID
284087
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In Other Languages

“Khirbat Dayr Shams” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة دير شمس”

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