H̱orbat Qovi
H̱orbat Qovi is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat Qovi is situated nearby to the village Battir, as well as near Mevo Beiter.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Qabu and Beitar.
Al-Qabu
Ruins
Al-Qabu was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. The name is an Arabic variation of the site's original Roman name, and the ruins of a church there are thought to date to the era of Byzantine or Crusader rule over Palestine. Al-Qabu is situated 250 metres southwest of H̱orbat Qovi.
Beitar
Ruins
Betar was an ancient Jewish town in the Judaean Mountains, continuously inhabited since the Iron Age and up until the 2nd century CE. It is most famously known as the final stronghold of the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Beitar is situated 1¼ km east of H̱orbat Qovi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Battir and Mevo Beiter.
Battir
Village
Battir is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, 6.4 km west of Bethlehem, and southwest of Jerusalem.
Mevo Beiter
Village
Mevo Beitar is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located ten kilometres south-west of Jerusalem in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,153.
Husan
Village
Husan is a Palestinian town located 9 km west of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Husan had a population of 7,048 in 2017. Husan is situated 2½ km southeast of H̱orbat Qovi.
H̱orbat Qovi
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Al Qabu”, “Al Qabw”, “El Qabū”, “H̱orbat Qove”, “Horbat Qovi”, and “Qabū”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.7294° or 31° 43′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.12146° or 35° 7′ 17″ east
Elevation
743 metres (2,438 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP4HC+QH
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Qovi” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Kovi”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Qovi”
- Hebrew: “חרבת קובי”
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