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.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 114 metres (374 feet)
  • …is also known as “Tel Sharuhen”
  • Description: archaeological site in Southern District, Israel

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eshkol National Park and Ein Bsor.
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is a national park located in , , near . is situated 3 km northeast of Sharuhen.
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is a spring, which is situated 3 km north of Sharuhen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein HaBsor and Urim.
Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein HaBesor is a moshav in southern . is situated 3½ km west of Sharuhen.
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is a kibbutz in the desert in southern . is situated 4½ km northeast of Sharuhen.
Avi1111, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in southern Israel. is situated 5 km west of Sharuhen.

Sharuhen

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Latitude
31.28192° or 31° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
34.48196° or 34° 28′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G3P7FJJ+QQ
Geo­Names ID
293340
Wiki­data ID
Q1548392

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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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