Dayr Nakhkhas
Dayr Nakhkhas was an Arab village located 20 km northwest of Hebron, overlooking Wadi Bayt Jibrin to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Hebron, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “‘Ir Nahash”, “‘Iyyé Naẖash”, “`Iyye Nahash”, “Deir Nakhas”, and “Deir Nakhkhās”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Goded.
Beth Guvrin
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Beth Guvrin or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central Israel, in the Shfela region. It is a particularly good place to visit in summer, because its caves are cool and shady even when it's scorching outside.
Tel Goded
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tell ej-Judeideh is a tell in modern Israel, lying at an elevation of 398 metres above sea-level. The Arabic name is thought to mean, "Mound of the dykes." In Modern Hebrew, the ruin is known by the name Tell Goded. Tel Goded is situated 2 km north of Dayr Nakhkhas.
Tel Maresha
Ruins
Photo: Chai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maresha was an Iron Age city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, whose remains have been excavated at Tell Sandahanna, an archaeological mound or 'tell' renamed after its identification to Tel Maresha. Tel Maresha is situated 3 km southwest of Dayr Nakhkhas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Zoharim and Beit Guvrin.
Kfar Zoharim
Hamlet
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Kfar Zoharim, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim, is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks.
Beit Guvrin
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 483.
Nehusha
Village
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
Nehusha is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,477. Nehusha is situated 4 km east of Dayr Nakhkhas.
Dayr Nakhkhas
- Categories: district, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Dayr Nakhkhas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير نخاس”
- French: “Dayr Nakhkhas”
- Indonesian: “Dayr Nakhkhas”
- Polish: “Dajr an-Nachchas”
- Polish: “Dajr Nakhkhas”
- Urdu: “دیر النخاس”
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