H̱orbat Timna
H̱orbat Timna is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat Timna is situated nearby to the village Sdot Micha, as well as near Yish’i.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sdot Micha Airbase and Regina Palaestinae.
Sdot Micha Airbase
Military installation
Sdot Micha Airbase is an Israeli Air Force missile base and depot, whose existence Israel neither confirms nor denies. It is situated in the center of Israel, halfway from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 13 km from southeast to northwest. Sdot Micha Airbase is situated 3½ km northwest of H̱orbat Timna.
Regina Palaestinae
Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Regina Palaestinae is situated 4 km north of H̱orbat Timna.
Tel Beit Shemesh
Archaeological site
Photo: עט הזמיר, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tel Beit Shemesh is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of Beit Shemesh. It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson. Tel Beit Shemesh is situated 4 km east of H̱orbat Timna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sdot Micha and Yish’i.
Sdot Micha
Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sdot Micha or Sedot Mikha is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 351. Sdot Micha is situated 2½ km southwest of H̱orbat Timna.
Yish’i
Village
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
Yish'i is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 920. Yish’i is situated 3 km east of H̱orbat Timna.
Zekharia
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zekharia is a moshav in central Israel. It sits on the ancient Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Zekharia is situated 4 km south of H̱orbat Timna.
H̱orbat Timna
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Timna”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.74261° or 31° 44′ 33″ northLongitude
34.93464° or 34° 56′ 5″ eastElevation
243 metres (797 feet)Open location code
8G3PPWVM+2VGeoNames ID
293315
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Timna” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Timna”
- Hebrew: “חרבת תמנה”
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