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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around -230 metres (-750 feet)
  • Description: archaeological site in the West Bank
  • Also known as
    “Hisham Palace”
    “Khirbat al-Mafjar”
    “Khirbet el Mefjer”
    “Qaşr Hishām”
    “Qasr Hisham;Hishman’s Palace”

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Hisham’s Palace

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Latitude
31.88289° or 31° 52′ 58″ north
Longitude
35.46002° or 35° 27′ 36″ east
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.
قصر هشامArabic
Kasr HishamCatalan
Khirbat al-MafdjarCatalan
Khírbat al-MàfjarCatalan
Palau d’HishamCatalan
Qasr HixamCatalan
希沙姆宮Chinese
Chirbat al-MafdžarCzech
Hišámův palácCzech
Hishamův palácCzech
Khirbat al-MafjarDutch
Paleis van HishamDutch
قصر هشامEgyptian Arabic
Khirbat al-MafjarFrench
Palais d’HishamFrench
Palast des HischamGerman
ארמון הישאםHebrew
ח’רבת אל-מפג’רHebrew
ח’רבת מפג’רHebrew
חורבת אל-מפג׳רHebrew
हिशाम का महलHindi
Khirbat al-MafjarItalian
Palazzo di HishamItalian
ヒシャーム宮殿Japanese
کاخ هشامPersian
Ḫirbat al-MafjarSpanish
Jirbat al-MafyarSpanish
Palacio de HishamSpanish
Khirbat al-MafjarSwedish
Hişam SarayıTurkish
Палац ГішамаUkrainian
قصر ہشامUrdu
Xirbat al-MafjarUzbek
Palas HishamWelsh
قصر ہشامWestern Panjabi

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