Valley of Elah

The Valley of Elah, Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the area of . It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Valley with an elevation of 311 metres
  • Description: valley in Israel
  • Also known as: “`Emeq HaEla”, “Emek ha-Ela”, “Emek HaEla”, “HaEla Valley”, “Nahal HaEla”, “Tal der Terebinthen”, “Údolí Ela”, “Údolí Elah”, “Vale de Elah”, “Vale dos terebintos”, “Vallée d’Elah”, “Vallée du Térébinthe”, and “Valley of Elea”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Horbat Bet Netef and Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif was a Palestinian village…

Memorial
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The Mémorial de la Déportation des Juifs de France…

Residential area
is a community of in …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neve Michael and Aderet.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central .

Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central .

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small religious moshav in central .

Valley of Elah

Latitude
31.67541° or 31° 40′ 32″ north
Longitude
34.99654° or 34° 59′ 48″ east
Elevation
311 metres (1,020 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMXGW+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3840318340
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­valley
Geo­Names ID
294940
Wiki­data ID
Q862725
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Valley of Elah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عمك هالة”
  • Arabic: “وادي السنط”
  • Basque: “Terebinto (harana)”
  • Basque: “Terebinto”
  • Cebuano: “‘Emeq HaEla”
  • Chinese: “以拉山谷”
  • Czech: “Nachal ha-Ela”
  • Danish: “Terebintedalen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وادى ايلاه”
  • Esperanto: “Valo de Ela”
  • French: “vallée des Térébinthes”
  • French: “Vallée des Térébinthes”
  • German: “Elah”
  • Hebrew: “‘Emeq HaEla”
  • Hebrew: “עמק האלה”
  • Indonesian: “Lembah Ela”
  • Japanese: “エラの谷”
  • Korean: “엘라 골짜기”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Terebintedalen”
  • Norwegian: “Terebintedalen”
  • Polish: “Elah”
  • Portuguese: “Vale de Elá”
  • Romanian: “Valea Ela”
  • Spanish: “Valle de Ela”
  • Swedish: “‘Emeq HaEla”
  • Swedish: “Terebintdalen”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Aderet and Netiv HaLamed-Heh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Satellite station Ha’ella valley and Khirbat Umm Tunis.

Israel: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Tel Aviv and Nazareth.

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