Sharuhen
Sharuhen was an ancient town in the Negev Desert or perhaps in Gaza. Following wars against the Hyksos in Egypt in the second half of the 16th century BCE, Sharuhen became a target, which some scholars argue was a city under Hyksos control.Photo: The devious diesel, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Southern District, Israel
- Also known as: “Sharuḥen” and “Tel Sharuhen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eshkol National Park and Ein Bsor.
Eshkol National Park
Protected area
Photo: Erezvanso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eshkol National Park is a national park located in Northern Negev, Israel, near Gaza. Eshkol National Park is situated 3 km northeast of Sharuhen.
Ein Bsor
Spring
Photo: Tushyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Bsor is a spring, which is situated 3 km north of Sharuhen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein HaBsor and Urim.
Ein HaBsor
Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein HaBesor is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip and around a kilometre from Magen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. Ein HaBsor is situated 3½ km west of Sharuhen.
Urim
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Urim is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near the border of the Gaza Strip and about 30 kilometers west of Beersheba, the kibbutz falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 453. Urim is situated 4½ km northeast of Sharuhen.
Magen
Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Magen is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev desert and covering 8,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 541. Magen is situated 5 km west of Sharuhen.
Sharuhen
- Categories: ancient city, biblical place, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Sharuhen” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ሻሩሔን”
- Arabic: “شاروهين”
- Catalan: “Sharuhen”
- Cebuano: “Tel Sharuẖen”
- Dutch: “Sharuhen”
- French: “Sharou’hen”
- French: “Sharouhen”
- French: “Sharuhen”
- French: “Tel Farah (sud)”
- German: “Scharuhen”
- German: “Tell el Ajjul”
- German: “Tell el-Fārʿa (Süd)”
- Greek: “Σαρουχέν”
- Hebrew: “Tel Sharuẖen”
- Hebrew: “תל אל פארעה (דרום)”
- Hebrew: “תל אל פארעה”
- Hebrew: “תל אל-פארעה”
- Hebrew: “תל שרוחן”
- Italian: “Sharuhen”
- Russian: “Шарухен”
- Slovenian: “Šaruhen”
- Spanish: “Sharuhen”
- Swedish: “Sharuhen”
- Turkish: “Sharuhen”
- Ukrainian: “Шарухен”
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