Khirbat ad Dayr
Khirbat ad Dayr is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 980 metres. Khirbat ad Dayr is situated nearby to the suburb Beit Einun, as well as near the peak Mount Nabi Yunis.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Mount Nabi Yunis.
Cave of the Patriarchs
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 3 km south of Khirbat ad Dayr.
Mount Nabi Yunis
Peak
Photo: Aseel zm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nabi Yunis is the highest point of the Judean Mountains and the southern portion of the West Bank, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of Halhul, Hebron Governorate.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 3 km south of Khirbat ad Dayr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Einun and Kiryat Arba.
Beit Einun
Suburb
Beit Einun or Bayt 'Anun is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate, located five kilometers northeast of Hebron in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,928 inhabitants in 2017.
Kiryat Arba
Village
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2024 it had a population of 7,698. Kiryat Arba is situated 2½ km south of Khirbat ad Dayr.
Ad-Duwwara
Village
ad-Duwwara is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,685 in mid-year 2006. Ad-Duwwara is situated 2½ km east of Khirbat ad Dayr.
Khirbat ad Dayr
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Ed Deir” and “Khirbat ed Deir”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.55° or 31° 33′ northLongitude
35.11667° or 35° 7′ eastElevation
980 metres (3,215 feet)Open location code
8G3QG4X8+XMGeoNames ID
284118
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