Dayr Aban
Dayr Aban was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of Beit Shemesh.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Jerusalem, Palestine
- Also known as: “Deiraban”, “Deirabān”, “דיר אבן”, “דיר רבן”, and “דיר־אבאן”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Te’omim Cave and Avshalom Cave.
Te’omim Cave
Cave
Avshalom Cave
Cave
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zanoah and Mahseya.
Dayr Aban
- Categories: district, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.73333° or 31° 44′ north
Longitude
35.01667° or 35° 1′ east
Elevation
327 metres (1,073 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP2M8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Dayr Aban” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير آبان”
- French: “Dayr Aban”
- Hebrew: “דיר אבאן”
- Hebrew: “דיר-אבאן”
- Indonesian: “Dayr Aban”
- Lak: “Дерфул”
- Persian: “دیر آبان”
- Polish: “Dajr Aban”
- Urdu: “دیر آبان”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ramat Bet Shemesh and Givat Sharett.
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Places to explore: Naẖal HaMe‘ara and Naẖal Zanoaẖ.
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