H̱orbat Shem Tov
H̱orbat Shem Tov is a ruin in Southern District, Israel. H̱orbat Shem Tov is situated nearby to the archaeological site Beit Loya ruins, as well as near the village Karmay Katif.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beit Loya ruins and Ed Dawayima.
Beit Loya ruins
Archaeological site
Khirbet Beit Lei is an archaeological tell in the Judean Lowlands of Israel. The site preserves remains of an settlement that was occupied across multiple periods, including the Hellenistic and early Roman eras, the Byzantine and early Islamic periods, and the Mamluk period. Beit Loya ruins is situated 1 km northwest of H̱orbat Shem Tov.
Ed Dawayima
Ruins
Al-Dawayima, Dawaymeh or Dawayma was a Palestinian town, located in the former Hebron Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, and in what is now the Lakhish region, some 15 kilometres south-east of Kiryat Gat. Ed Dawayima is situated 3½ km southwest of H̱orbat Shem Tov.
Lachish Training Base
Barracks
Lachish Training Base is a barracks, which is situated 3½ km northwest of H̱orbat Shem Tov.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karmay Katif and Eliav.
Karmay Katif
Village
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Karmei Katif is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located close to the Green Line of the southern West Bank, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 799. Karmay Katif is situated 3 km southwest of H̱orbat Shem Tov.
Eliav
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eliav is a communal settlement in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 823. Eliav is situated 3½ km south of H̱orbat Shem Tov.
Amatsya
Village
Amatzia is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located around 8 km southeast of Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 186 in 2023. Amatsya is situated 3½ km southwest of H̱orbat Shem Tov.
H̱orbat Shem Tov
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Hirbat Teiyibat el Ism”, “Horbat Shem Tov”, and “Khirbat Taiyibat al Ism”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.5591° or 31° 33′ 33″ northLongitude
34.93502° or 34° 56′ 6″ eastElevation
409 metres (1,342 feet)Open location code
8G3PHW5P+J2GeoNames ID
293513
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Shem Tov” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חרבת שם טוב”
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