Khirbat el Jammāḥ
Khirbat el Jammāḥ is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. Khirbat el Jammāḥ is situated nearby to the village Aviezer, as well as near Geva’ot Eden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of Elah and Tel Adullam.
Valley of Elah
Valley
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The Valley of Elah, Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the Shephelah area of Israel. It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath. Valley of Elah is situated 3 km west of Khirbat el Jammāḥ.
Tel Adullam
Peak
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adullam is an ancient ruin once numbered among the thirty-six cities of Canaan whose kings "Joshua and the children of Israel smote". After that, it fell as an inheritance to the tribe of Judah and was included in the northern division of the Shephelah "lowland" cities of the land of Judah. Tel Adullam is situated 3 km southwest of Khirbat el Jammāḥ.
Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France
Memorial
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The Mémorial de la Déportation des Juifs de France is a memorial in Israel to the deportation of Jews from France during the National Socialist era. Located in a pine forest near Beit Shemesh, near Neve Michael in the Elah Valley, the site was built through… Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France is situated 1½ km west of Khirbat el Jammāḥ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aviezer and Geva’ot Eden.
Aviezer
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aviezer is a small religious moshav in central Israel. Located seven kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, at the east end of the Elah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 920.
Geva’ot Eden
Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giv'ot Eden, also spelled Geva'ot Eden, is a community settlement in central Israel, officially designated as such in 2023. Located in the Judean Mountains, 41.7 kilometres southwest of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Khirbet al-Deir
Hamlet
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khirbet al-Deir, or Khirbet ed-Deir, is a Palestinian village located 10 kilometres southwest of Bethlehem, and 15 kilometres northwest of Hebron. The town is in the Hebron Governorate of central West Bank.
Khirbat el Jammāḥ
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat el Jammah”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.67019° or 31° 40′ 13″ northLongitude
35.02719° or 35° 1′ 38″ eastElevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)Open location code
8G3QM2CG+3VGeoNames ID
294631
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat el Jammāḥ” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Khirbat el Jammāḥ”
- Hebrew: “ח’רבת אל ג’מח”
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