Zīf

Zīf is a locality in , and has about 835 residents and an elevation of 841 metres. Zīf is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Zif and Ar-Rifa’iyya.

Residential area
Ziph was a town in the Judean Mountains south-east of . According to the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel 23, David hid himself from Saul here. Saul took his "chosen men of Israel" into the wilderness of Ziph in search of David.

Residential area
Ar-Rifa'iyya, is a Palestinian village in the , located east of the city of and south of the city of in the , and within the lands occupied after the 1967 war. is situated 2½ km southeast of Zīf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khallet al-Maiya and Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever.

Village
Khalet al-Maiyya خلة المية is a Palestinian village located nine kilometers south of and four kilometers west of . The village is in the Southern . is situated 3 km south of Zīf.

Village
Ma'ale Hever or Pnei Hever is an Israeli settlement in the . Located in the eastern Hebron Hills to the east of Hebron at an elevation of 810 m, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. is situated 3½ km northeast of Zīf.

Village
, is a village on the outskirts of in the Palestinian . It is part of the village cluster, 11 km to the southeast of in the southern part of the . It was occupied in 1967. is situated 3½ km southeast of Zīf.

Zīf

Latitude
31.46693° or 31° 28′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.13671° or 35° 8′ 12″ east
Population
835
Elevation
841 metres (2,759 feet)
Open location code
8G3QF48P+QM
Geo­Names ID
7891145
Wiki­data ID
Q33529163
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Zīf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: Zīf
  • Arabic: زيف
  • Cebuano: Zīf
  • Dutch: Zīf
  • Hebrew: זיף

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