Mt. Tsayyad

Mt. Tsayyad is a peak in , and has an elevation of 643 metres. Mt. Tsayyad is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 643 metres
  • Description: mountain in Southern District‘ Israel
  • Also known as: “Har Hatsaiyad”, “Har Hatsayad”, “Har Tsayyad”, “HarTsayyad”, and “Rujm el Qannāsiya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mamshit.

Archaeological site
Photo: ConstantinetheGreat, Public domain.
Mampsis or Memphis, today , Kurnub, is a former Nabataean caravan stop and Byzantine city. In the Nabataean period, Mampsis was an important station on the Incense Road, connecting Southern Arabia through Edom, the and Ma'ale Akrabim, to the Mediterranean ports, as well as to via and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dimona and Kasr a Sir.

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in the north-eastern desert of . It is the third-largest city in the Negev, with a population of about 34,000. is mostly known for the nearby nuclear research facility, which according to various unofficial publications is the home of Israel's nuclear weapons program.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
Qasr al-Sir is a Bedouin village in the desert in southern , adjacent to highway 25. The village covers 4,776 dunams. Located three kilometres west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Neve Midbar Regional Council. is situated 9 km northwest of Mt. Tsayyad.

Mt. Tsayyad

Latitude
31.01024° or 31° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.03776° or 35° 2′ 16″ east
Elevation
643 metres (2,110 feet)
Open location code
8G3Q226Q+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2872489486
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
293108
Wiki­data ID
Q26762151
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Satellite Map

Discover Mt. Tsayyad from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mt. Tsayyad” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Har Ẕayyad”
  • Dutch: “Har Ẕayyad”
  • Hebrew: “הר ציד”
  • Hebrew: “הר צייד”
  • Swedish: “Har Ẕayyad”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mamshit and Arava.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mamshit National Park and מצפור ליואב.

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