Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Tel Erani

Tel Erani or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of in the of . It is also known by the name ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh, although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Southern District, Israel
  • Also known as: “Tall Sheikh al ‘Areini”, “Tel `Erani”, “Tel Gat”, and “Tell Sheykh Ahmed el Areyny”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kiryat Gat and Al-Faluja Town.

Railway station
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The railway station is an Israel Railways station in , situated on the Railway to Beersheba. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of . is situated 1 km southwest of Tel Erani.

Ruins
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al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of . Al-Faluja absorbed settlers from various areas, including . is situated 3½ km northwest of Tel Erani.

Archaeological site
Khirbet er-Ra'i, also Khirbet al-Ra'i, is an archaeological site in the region of . It is located 4 km west of . Archeological excavations conducted in Khirbet er-Ra'i in the past decade have uncovered remains dating back to the 12th-10th centuries BCE. is situated 4 km southeast of Tel Erani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Gat and Sde Moshe.

Town
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also spelled Qiryat Gat, is a city in the of . It lies 56 km south of , 43 km north of , and 68 km west southwest of .

Village
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is a moshav in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 678.

Village
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Gat is a kibbutz in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 941.

Tel Erani

Latitude
31.61092° or 31° 36′ 39″ north
Longitude
34.78499° or 34° 47′ 6″ east
Elevation
140 metres (459 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJQ6M+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 504545724
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
293379
Wiki­data ID
Q11951105
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Tel Erani” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل الشيخ أحمد العريني”
  • Catalan: “Tel Erani”
  • Catalan: “Tell Erani”
  • Cebuano: “Tel ‘Erani”
  • German: “Tel Erani”
  • Hebrew: “Tel ‘Erani”
  • Hebrew: “תל עירני”
  • Hebrew: “תל ערני”
  • Japanese: “テル・エラニ”

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