Al Khushnah
Al Khushnah is a locality in West Bank, Palestine. Al Khushnah is situated nearby to the locality Al Ḩaddādīyah, as well as near Shawawrah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herodion Ruins.
Herodion Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. Herodion Ruins is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Khushnah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ash-Shawawra and Za’atara.
Ash-Shawawra
Village
Ashawawra is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank.
Za’atara
Town
Za'atara is a Palestinian town located 11 km southeast of Bethlehem. The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 7,849 in 2017.
Beit Ta’mir
Village
Photo: Shabashewitz, CC BY 4.0.
Beit Ta'mir is a Palestinian village located six kilometers southeast of Bethlehem.The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,596 in 2017. Beit Ta’mir is situated 2½ km west of Al Khushnah.
Al Khushnah
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.68439° or 31° 41′ 4″ northLongitude
35.26902° or 35° 16′ 9″ eastElevation
527 metres (1,729 feet)Open location code
8G3QM7M9+QJGeoNames ID
7890654
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In Other Languages
“Al Khushnah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخشنة”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Tall Abū az Zaytūn and Z̧ahrat al Makhrūm.
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