H̱orbat Petora
H̱orbat Petora is a ruin in Southern District, Israel. H̱orbat Petora is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tel Rai, as well as near the village Sde Moshe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Rai and Tel Erani.
Tel Rai
Archaeological site
Khirbet er-Ra'i, also Khirbet al-Ra'i, is an archaeological site in the Shephelah region of Israel. It is located 4 km west of Lachish. Archeological excavations conducted in Khirbet er-Ra'i in the past decade have uncovered remains dating back to the 12th-10th centuries BCE. Tel Rai is situated 600 metres east of H̱orbat Petora.
Tel Erani
Archaeological site
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Tel Erani or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of Kiryat Gat in the Southern District of Israel. It is also known by the name ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh, although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn. Tel Erani is situated 3½ km northwest of H̱orbat Petora.
Kiryat Gat
Railway station
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The Kiryat Gat railway station is an Israel Railways station in Kiryat Gat, situated on the Railway to Beersheba. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of Kiryat Gat. Kiryat Gat is situated 3½ km northwest of H̱orbat Petora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sde Moshe and No’am.
Sde Moshe
Village
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Sde Moshe is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 678. Sde Moshe is situated 2½ km northwest of H̱orbat Petora.
No’am
Village
No'am is a religious moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 466. No’am is situated 3½ km southwest of H̱orbat Petora.
Lakhish
Village
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Lakhish is a moshav in the northern Negev in south-central Israel. Located south-east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. Lakhish is situated 4 km southeast of H̱orbat Petora.
H̱orbat Petora
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Petora”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.58911° or 31° 35′ 21″ northLongitude
34.81337° or 34° 48′ 48″ eastElevation
197 metres (646 feet)Open location code
8G3PHRQ7+J8GeoNames ID
293914
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Petora” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Petora”
- Hebrew: “חרבת פתורה”
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