Horvat Rimmon
Horvat Rimmon, or simply Rimmon, alternatively Khirbet Umm er-Ramamin, is an archaeological site in the southern Judean Lowlands in Israel. Located on a low hill about 500 metres south of Lahav, it preserves the remains of a Jewish village occupied from the late Second Temple period into the early Islamic era.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: city in the Hebrew Bible
- Also known as: “Horbat Rimon”, “Horva Rimmon”, “Hurvat Rimon”, “Khirba Umm er Ramālī”, “Khirbat Umm ar Ramali”, “Rimmon”, and “Rimon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell Halif.
Tell Halif
Heath
Tel H̱alif, formerly Tel H̱alifa is an archaeological site, a mound in northern Negev area, west from kibbutz Lahav, Israel. Tell Halif is situated 1¼ km north of Horvat Rimmon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lahav and Sansana.
Lahav
Village
Lahav is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located around 20 km north of Beersheba and covering 33,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 675.
Sansana
Village
Sansana is a religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the southern Judaean Mountains, to the south-west of Hebron and over the Green Line, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Sansana is situated 3½ km east of Horvat Rimmon.
Eshkolot
Village
Eshkolot is a secular Israeli settlement in the southern Judaean Mountains of the West Bank. Located around five kilometers from Lahav, it is organized as a community settlement and falls within the jurisdiction of the Har Hevron Regional Council. Eshkolot is situated 4½ km northeast of Horvat Rimmon.
Horvat Rimmon
- Categories: ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.37199° or 31° 22′ 19″ northLongitude
34.86537° or 34° 51′ 55″ eastElevation
475 metres (1,558 feet)Open location code
8G3P9VC8+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 312082923OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Horvat Rimmon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “H̱orbat Remalya”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Rimon”
- Hebrew: “חורבת רימון”
- Hebrew: “חרבת רמון”
- Hebrew: “רימון (אתר מקראי)”
- Hebrew: “רימון”
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