Khirbat Bayt Şāwīr
Khirbat Bayt Şāwīr is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 967 metres. Khirbat Bayt Şāwīr is situated nearby to the village Alon Shvut, as well as near the college Michlelet Herzog.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Michlelet Herzog and Biar Aqueduct.
Michlelet Herzog
College
Herzog College is an Israeli teachers' college with campuses in Jerusalem, Alon Shvut and Migdal Oz. Michlelet Herzog is situated 760 metres west of Khirbat Bayt Şāwīr.
Biar Aqueduct
Archaeological site
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Biar Aqueduct, or Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct, is an ancient aqueduct in the northern Hebron Hills, south of Jerusalem, that formed part of the city's historic water-supply system. Biar Aqueduct is situated 1¼ km east of Khirbat Bayt Şāwīr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alon Shvut and Gush Etzion.
Alon Shvut
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Alon Shvut is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, established in June 1970 over lands confiscated from the nearby Palestinian town of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah.
Gush Etzion
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gush Etzion is a group of Israeli settlements in the West Bank between Bethlehem and Hebron, about 950 meters above the sea level. It has a rich history dating from the 1920s and 30s to recent times.
Elazar
Village
Photo: Yiftachsam, Public domain.
Elazar is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, 18 kilometers south of Jerusalem in the Gush Etzion cluster of settlements. A community settlement, it had a population of 2,598 in 2024.
Khirbat Bayt Şāwīr
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Bayt Sawir” and “Khirbat Beit Sawir”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.65527° or 31° 39′ 19″ northLongitude
35.13153° or 35° 7′ 54″ eastElevation
967 metres (3,173 feet)Open location code
8G3QM44J+4JGeoNames ID
284301
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