Beit Kahil
Beit Kahil is a Palestinian village in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank, located seven kilometers northwest of Hebron. The village had a population of 8,880 in 2017.- Type: Village with 5,660 residents
- Description: municipality in Hebron Governorate
- Also known as: “Bayt Kahil”, “Beit Kahel”, and “Beit Kāḥil”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mount Nabi Yunis.
Mount Nabi Yunis
Peak
Nabi Yunis is the highest point in the State of Palestine, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. Mount Nabi Yunis is situated 3½ km east of Beit Kahil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halhul and Telem.
Halhul
Town
Telem
Village
Telem is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Telem is situated 3½ km west of Beit Kahil.
Taffuh
Town
Taffuh is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron. Taffuh is situated 4 km southwest of Beit Kahil.
Beit Kahil
- Category: locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.57094° or 31° 34′ 15″ north
Longitude
35.06631° or 35° 3′ 59″ east
Population
5,660
Elevation
859 metres (2,818 feet)
Open location code
8G3QH3C8+9G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Beit Kahil” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت كاحل”
- Catalan: “Beit Kahil”
- Cebuano: “Bayt Kāḩil”
- Dutch: “Beit Kahil”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بيت كاحل”
- French: “Beit Kahil”
- Hebrew: “בית כאחיל”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beit Kahil”
- Polish: “Bajt Kahil”
- Russian: “Бейт-Кахель”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: כרמי יהודה and שכונת אורי.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Union Of Agricultural Work Committees and Beit Kahel Cemetery.
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Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.
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