Khirbet Minya

Khirbet Minya, also known as Qasr al-Minya or Ayn Minyat Hisham in Arabic and Horvat/Hurvat Minnim in Hebrew, is an Umayyad-built qasr in eastern Galilee, , about 200 meters west of the northern end of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: 8th-century Islamic palace in Israel
  • Also known as: “Horbat Minnim”, “Khan Minya”, “Khān Minyā”, and “Khirbat al-Minya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kinneret and Church of Loaves and Fishes.

Archaeological site
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is the name of an important Bronze and Iron Age city of the ancient Levant situated on the northwestern shore of the . It was first mentioned in the 14th century BC Tale of Aqhat of , and is also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. is situated 620 metres northeast of Khirbet Minya.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, shortened to the Church of the Multiplication, is a Roman Catholic church located at , on the northwest shore of the in . is situated 1½ km northeast of Khirbet Minya.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter is a Franciscan church located in , , on the northwest shore of the . It commemorates, and allegedly marks the spot, of Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles. is situated 1½ km northeast of Khirbet Minya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalmanutha and Tabgha.

Locality
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or Dalmanoutha is the unknown destination of Jesus on the shores of the Sea of Gallilee after he fed the four thousand, as recorded in Mark's gospel.

Village
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is an area situated on the north-western shore of the in and a depopulated Palestinian village. It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the third resurrection appearance of Jesus after his Crucifixion.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the Plain of on the western shore of the in . Located north of on Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 825.

Khirbet Minya

Latitude
32.86495° or 32° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
35.53647° or 35° 32′ 11″ east
Elevation
-208 metres (-682 feet)
Open location code
8G4QVG7P+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473357
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
294723
Wiki­data ID
Q2915281
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Khirbet Minya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر المنية”
  • Asturian: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Catalan: “Ayn Minyat Hisham”
  • Catalan: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Chinese: “米尼亞的商棧”
  • Czech: “Churvat Minim”
  • Czech: “Národní park Churvat Minim”
  • Dutch: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر المنيه”
  • French: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • German: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Hebrew: “H̱orbat Minnim”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת אל-מניה”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת מיניה”
  • Hebrew: “חאן אל-מיניה”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת מיניה”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת מנים”
  • Hebrew: “חרבת מנים”
  • Persian: “خربت المعنی”
  • Russian: “Хурбат-Миним”
  • Spanish: “Jirbat al-Minya”
  • Spanish: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Swedish: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Turkish: “Hırbetü’l-Minye”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ الہیر الشرقی”

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