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 .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: 8th-century Islamic palace in Israel
  • Also known as: “Ayn Minyat Hisham”, “Churvat Minim”, “Horbat Minnim”, “Jirbat al-Minya”, “Khan Minya”, “Khān Minyā”, “Khirbat al-Minya”, “ח’רבת אל-מניה”, “ח’רבת מיניה”, “חאן אל-מיניה”, and “חורבת מיניה”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kinneret and Church of Loaves and Fishes.

Archaeological site
Photo: Drahnier, Copyrighted free use.
is the name of an important Bronze and Iron… is situated 620 metres northeast of Khirbet Minya.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and… is situated 1½ km northeast of Khirbet Minya.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter… is situated 1½ km northeast of Khirbet Minya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalmanutha and Tabgha.

Locality
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
or Dalmanoutha is the unknown destination…

Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an area situated on the north-western shore…

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the Plain of on the western shore of the in .

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: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Chinese: “米尼亞的商棧”
  • 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: “חורבת מנים”
  • Hebrew: “חרבת מנים”
  • Persian: “خربت المعنی”
  • Russian: “Хурбат-Миним”
  • Spanish: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Swedish: “Khirbat al-Minya”
  • Turkish: “Hırbetü’l-Minye”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ الہیر الشرقی”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kahal and Livnim.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ali’s Restaurant and חוף חוקוק.

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