Khirbat ad Dawwārah
Khirbat ad Dawwārah is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat ad Dawwārah is situated nearby to the village Mukhmas, as well as near Ma’ale Mikhmas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El-Jai cave and Shaar Binyamin.
El-Jai cave
Cave
El-Jai cave is a sizable karstic cave located in a cliff within the northern Judaean Desert, in the modern-day West Bank. The El-Jai cave served as a refuge cave for Jewish rebels during the late phase of the Bar Kokhba revolt, around 135 CE. El-Jai cave is situated 3 km southeast of Khirbat ad Dawwārah.
Shaar Binyamin
Police station
Photo: Atefrat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sha'ar Binyamin is an Israeli light industrial park in the occupied West Bank, built in 1998 over land expropriated from the Palestinian villages of Jaba' and Mukhmas. Shaar Binyamin is situated 3 km west of Khirbat ad Dawwārah.
Qubur Bani Isra’il
Archaeological site
Photo: Chesdovi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qubur Bene Isra'in or Qubur Bani Isra'il, are four, formerly five, huge stone structures dated to the Middle Bronze Age, which rise from a rocky plateau overlooking Wadi Qelt in the West Bank, about 3.5 miles northeast of Jerusalem, between Hizma and Geva Binyamin along Highway 437. Qubur Bani Isra’il is situated 3½ km southwest of Khirbat ad Dawwārah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mukhmas and Ma’ale Mikhmas.
Mukhmas
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mukhmas is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located northeast of Jerusalem, in the center of the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,363 in 2017.
Ma’ale Mikhmas
Village
Photo: Shuki, Public domain.
Ma'ale Mikhmas is an Israeli settlement in the Binyamin region of the northern West Bank. Located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council and according to Palestinians the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate.
Mitzpe Dani
Village
Photo: Dvirraz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mitzpe Dani is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank. Located near Ma'ale Mikhmas, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. Mitzpe Dani is situated 2½ km northeast of Khirbat ad Dawwārah.
Khirbat ad Dawwārah
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat ad Dawwarah”, “Khirbat ad Duwārah”, and “Khirbat ed Dawwāra”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.86949° or 31° 52′ 10″ northLongitude
35.29078° or 35° 17′ 27″ eastElevation
590 metres (1,936 feet)Open location code
8G3QV79R+Q8GeoNames ID
284131
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