Lakhish

Lakhish is a moshav in the northern in south-central . Located south-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council.
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  • Type: Village with 712 residents
  • Description: place in Southern
  • Also known as: “Lachish” and “Lakhish, Israel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Rai.

Archaeological site
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Khirbet er-Ra'i, also Khirbet al-Ra'i, is an archaeological site in the region of . It is located 4 km west of . Archeological excavations conducted in Khirbet er-Ra'i in the past decade have uncovered remains dating back to the 12th-10th centuries BCE. is situated 4 km northwest of Lakhish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakhish and No’am.

Village
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Lachish was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite city in the region of Canaan on the south bank of the . The current tell by that name, known as Tel Lachish or Tell el-Duweir, has been identified with Lachish.

Village
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No'am is a religious moshav in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 476. is situated 5 km west of Lakhish.

Village
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is a moshav in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 690. is situated 6 km northwest of Lakhish.

Lakhish

Latitude
31.56168° or 31° 33′ 42″ north
Longitude
34.83974° or 34° 50′ 23″ east
Population
712
Elevation
256 metres (840 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHR6Q+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 705456832
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294434
Wiki­data ID
Q2777385
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Lakhish” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لاخيش”
  • Czech: “Lachiš”
  • Hebrew: “לכיש”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lakhish i Israel”
  • Persian: “لاخیش (ماشاو اسرائیلی)”
  • Persian: “لاخیش”
  • Polish: “Lachisz”
  • Polish: “Lakhish”
  • Polish: “Lakisz”
  • Turkish: “Lakhiş”

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