Zikrin
Zikrin, pronounced Dhikrin, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. The site is located about 6 kilometres northwest of Beit Gubrin and sits at a mean elevation of 212 metres above sea-level, its access somewhat impeded by hedges of buckthorn and cactus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Hebron, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Horbat Bet Dikhrin”, “Kefar Dikhraya”, and “Zikrīn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Luzit Caves and Deir ed Dubban.
Deir ed Dubban
Ruins
Deir al-Dubban was a small Palestinian village 26 kilometers northwest of Hebron, near the modern village of Luzit, between Jerusalem, and Ashkelon. The village was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. Deir ed Dubban is situated 4 km east of Zikrin.
Tel Burna
Archaeological site
Photo: Joeuziel, Public domain.
Tel Burna is an archaeological site located in the Shephelah, along the banks of Nahal Guvrin, not far from modern-day Qiryat Gat. Tel Burna is located near Beit Guvrin/Maresha, Tel Goded, Lachish, Tell es-Safi/Gath and Tel Zayit. Tel Burna is situated 4 km south of Zikrin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Nir and Gal On.
Beit Nir
Village
Beit Nir is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region of south-central Israel. Beit Nir falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. In 2023 its population was 660.
Gal On
Village
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Gal On is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 728. Gal On is situated 3½ km south of Zikrin.
Luzit
Village
Luzit is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 870. Luzit is situated 3½ km northeast of Zikrin.
Zikrin
- Categories: district, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Zikrin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ذكرين”
- Arabic: “زكرين”
- French: “Zikrin”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Bet Dikhrin”
- Hebrew: “חרבת בית דכרין”
- Indonesian: “Zikrin”
- Polish: “Zikrin”
- Urdu: “ذکرین”
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