Tel Shiẖan
Tel Shiẖan is a hill in Southern District, Israel and has an elevation of 92 metres. Tel Shiẖan is situated nearby to the village Shuva, as well as near Alumim.Places of Interest
Highlights include A Fortress facing Gaza.
A Fortress facing Gaza
Museum
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
A Fortress facing Gaza is a museum, which is situated 3½ km north of Tel Shiẖan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shuva and Alumim.
Shuva
Village
Shuva is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and covering 4,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,129.
Alumim
Village
Photo: נעה, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alumim is a religious kibbutz located in the northwestern Negev desert in southern Israel, near the Gaza Strip. The kibbutz was founded in 1966 by members of Bnei Akiva.
Zimrat
Village
Zimrat is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and covering 4,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 850.
Tel Shiẖan
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 92 metres
- Also known as: “Tel Shihan”
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.44893° or 31° 26′ 56″ northLongitude
34.5326° or 34° 31′ 57″ eastElevation
92 metres (302 feet)Open location code
8G3PCGXM+H2GeoNames ID
293495
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In Other Languages
“Tel Shiẖan” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Tel Shiẖan”
- Hebrew: “תל שיחן”
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