Timnah

Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca.
Wikipedia
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 128 metres (420 feet)
  • …is also known as “Tel Batash”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sdot Micha Airbase and Regina Palaestinae.
is an Israeli Air Force missile… is situated 3 km south of Timnah.
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Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen… is situated 3½ km east of Timnah.
McKaby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 4 km northwest of Timnah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tal Shahar and Tzelafon.
יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central .
Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . is situated 3 km northeast of Timnah.
Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in central … is situated 3½ km northeast of Timnah.

Timnah

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Latitude
31.78534° or 31° 47′ 7″ north
Longitude
34.91158° or 34° 54′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G3PQWP6+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473206
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
293390
Wiki­data ID
Q2916736

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Timnah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تمنة”
  • Cebuano: “Tel Batash”
  • Chinese: “亭拿”
  • Dutch: “Tel Batash”
  • Dutch: “Tel Batashi”
  • Dutch: “Tell Batash”
  • Dutch: “Tell Batashi”
  • Dutch: “Timna (Tel Batash)”
  • Dutch: “Timna”
  • French: “Timna”
  • German: “Tel Batasch”
  • German: “Timna”
  • Hebrew: “תל בטש”
  • Hebrew: “תמנה”
  • Hebrew: “תִּמְנָה”
  • Hebrew: “תִּמְנָתָה”
  • Indonesian: “Timna”
  • Irish: “Timnah”
  • Japanese: “ティムナハ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tel Batash”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tell al-Batashi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Timnah”
  • Polish: “Timna”
  • Portuguese: “Tel Batash”
  • Portuguese: “Timnate”
  • Russian: “Тимна-Тель-Баташ”
  • Urdu: “تمنا، اسرائیل”

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