Khirbet Kerak

Khirbet Kerak or Khirbat al-Karak or Beth Yerah is a tell located on the southern shore of the in modern-day . The tell spans an area of over 50 acres—one of the largest in the Levant—and contains remains dating from the Early Bronze Age and from the Persian period through to the Early Islamic period.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around -220 metres (-720 feet)
  • Description: archaeological site in Israel
  • Also known as
    “Beit Yerah”
    “Bet Yeraẖ”
    “Beth Yerak”
    “Philoteria”
    “Tel Beit Yarah”

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Khirbet Kerak

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Latitude
32.71805° or 32° 43′ 5″ north
Longitude
35.57189° or 35° 34′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G4QPH9C+6Q
Geo­Names ID
293385
Wiki­data ID
Q2063503

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Serbian—“Khirbet Kerak” goes by many names.
Khirbet KerakArabic
خربة الكركArabic
Xirbet-KerakAzerbaijani
Tel Bet YeraẖCebuano
Tel Bet Yeraẖ (arkiyolohiyang dapit)Cebuano
Khirbet KerakDutch
FiloteraFinnish
Filotera (Palestiina)Finnish
Al-SinnabraFrench
Bet YerahFrench
Tel Bet YerahFrench
Κιρμπέτ ΚεράκGreek
ΦιλωτερίαGreek
Φιλωτερία ΠαλαιστίνηςGreek
אלכרכHebrew
הכרךHebrew
צינבריHebrew
תל בית ירחHebrew
Beth YerahItalian
Khirbet KerakItalian
Chirbet KerakPolish
Бейт ЙерахRussian
Бет-ИерахRussian
Кирберт КеракSerbian

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