Wādī al ‘Amāyir

Wādī al ‘Amāyir is a locality in , and has about 474 residents. Wādī al ‘Amāyir is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horvat ’Anim and Ancient Susya.

Archaeological site
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Horvat ʽAnim or Khirbet Ghuwein al-Tahta is a ruined hamlet and archaeological locality in the southern fringes of the Hebron Hills, within Israel's , inside the . is situated 3½ km southwest of Wādī al ‘Amāyir.

Archaeological site
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Susya is a location in the southern in the . It houses an archaeological site with extensive remains from the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, including the ruins of an archeologically notable synagogue, repurposed as a after the Muslim conquest of Palestine in the 7th century. is situated 4 km north of Wādī al ‘Amāyir.

Ruins
Khirbet al-Qaryatayn is a ruin located around 20 km south of in the of , southeast of . It is identified with קְרִיּוֹת and the Biblical Kerioth in the that was allotted to Judah. is situated 3½ km southeast of Wādī al ‘Amāyir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Yatir and Livne.

Village
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, officially Metzadot Yehuda, is an Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the , organized as a religious-Zionist Orthodox moshav.

Village
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, also known as Shani is an Israeli settlement. Located in the southern , straddling the Green Line and therefore partly in and partly in the , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. is situated 3 km southwest of Wādī al ‘Amāyir.

Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a religious community Israeli settlement in the . Located near the archaeological site of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. is situated 3 km northeast of Wādī al ‘Amāyir.

Wādī al ‘Amāyir

Latitude
31.37238° or 31° 22′ 21″ north
Longitude
35.09202° or 35° 5′ 31″ east
Population
474
Elevation
766 metres (2,513 feet)
Open location code
8G3Q93CR+XR
Geo­Names ID
7891629
Wiki­data ID
Q33522074
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Dutch—“Wādī al ‘Amāyir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة الخرابة”
  • Arabic: “وادي العماير”
  • Cebuano: “Wādī al ‘Amāyir”
  • Dutch: “Wādī al ‘Amāyir”

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