Ar-Rihiya

Ar-Rihiya is a Palestinian town located six kilometers southwest of . The town is in the southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 5,754 in 2017.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 3,370 residents
  • Description: village council in Hebron Governorate
  • Also known as: “Ar Rihiya”, “Ar Rihiyah”, “ar-Rihiya”, “Barta’a”, “Er Rīhīya”, “Rīhīya”, and “ريحية”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Deir Razih.

Residential area
Photo: حمزة راشد, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Palestinian village in the southern… is situated 3½ km west of Ar-Rihiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Fawwar Camp and Hadab al-Fawwar.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fawwar is a Palestinian refugee camp adjacent to the…

Village
is a Palestinian village located seven kilometers southwest of .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also Hagai, is an Israeli settlement… is situated 2½ km north of Ar-Rihiya.

Ar-Rihiya

Latitude
31.46951° or 31° 28′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.07761° or 35° 4′ 39″ east
Population
3,370
Elevation
779 metres (2,556 feet)
Open location code
8G3QF39H+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5602521716
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
284881
Wiki­data ID
Q4783023
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Ar-Rihiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الريحية”
  • Catalan: “ar-Rihiya”
  • Catalan: “Ar-Rihiya”
  • Cebuano: “Ar Rīḩīyah”
  • Dutch: “Ar-Rihiya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الريحيه”
  • French: “Ar-Rihiya”
  • Hebrew: “א-ריחייא”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ar-Rihiya”
  • Persian: “ریحیا”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Yatta Old City and Beit Hagai.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Salah Al-Din Mosque and Al-Huda Mosque.

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Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.

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