Hisham’s Palace

Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of , in the in .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Chirbat al-Mafdžar”, “Hirbat al-Mafjar”, “Ḫirbat al-Mafjar”, “Hisham Palace”, “Hishamův palác”, “Jirbat al-Mafyar”, “Kasr Hisham”, “Khirbat al-Mafdjar”, “Khirbet el Mefjer”, “Palau d’Hisham”, “Qasr Hisham”, “Qaşr Hishām”, “Qasr Hisham;Hishman’s Palace”, “Qasr Hixam”, “ארמון הישאם”, and “ח’רבת מפג’ר”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Al-Istiqlal University and Tell es-Sultan.

University
is a Palestinian university located in the city of . is situated 680 metres southwest of Hisham’s Palace.

Archaeological site
Photo: Fullo88, Public domain.
, also known as Tel Jericho or Ancient… is situated 2 km southwest of Hisham’s Palace.

Spring
Photo: Tamarah, CC BY 3.0.
Ein es-Sultan is a natural spring in , at the… is situated 2 km southwest of Hisham’s Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include An-Nuway’imah and Ein Alsultan Refugee Camp.

Suburb
al-Nuway'imah is a Palestinian village in the…

Village
Photo: James Emery, CC BY 2.0.
ʿEin es-Sulṭān camp, or ʿEin Sultan camp, is a refugee…

Neighborhood
, is a Palestinian village in the… is situated 2½ km southwest of Hisham’s Palace.

Hisham’s Palace

Latitude
31.88289° or 31° 52′ 58″ north
Longitude
35.46002° or 35° 27′ 36″ east
Elevation
-229 metres (-751 feet)
Open location code
8G3QVFM6+52
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1457011728
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8067406
Wiki­data ID
Q2456319
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Hisham’s Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر هشام”
  • Catalan: “Khírbat al-Màfjar”
  • Chinese: “希沙姆宮”
  • Czech: “Hišámův palác”
  • Dutch: “Paleis van Hisham”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر هشام”
  • French: “Khirbat al-Mafjar”
  • French: “Palais d’Hisham”
  • German: “Palast des Hischam”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת אל-מפג’ר”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת אל-מפג׳ר”
  • Hindi: “हिशाम का महल”
  • Italian: “Palazzo di Hisham”
  • Japanese: “ヒシャーム宮殿”
  • Persian: “کاخ هشام”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Hisham”
  • Swedish: “Khirbat al-Mafjar”
  • Turkish: “Hişam Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Гішама”
  • Urdu: “قصر ہشام”
  • Uzbek: “Xirbat al-Mafjar”
  • Welsh: “Palas Hisham”
  • Western Panjabi: “قصر ہشام”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ain Al Soltan and Qaser Hisham.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Opening of protective shelter and The Northern Area: an agricultural estate.

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