H̱orbat Qarqar
H̱orbat Qarqar is a ruin in Southern District, Israel. H̱orbat Qarqar is situated nearby to the village No’am, as well as near Lakhish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Rai.
Tel Rai
Archaeological site
Khirbet er-Ra'i, also Khirbet al-Ra'i, is an archaeological site in the Shephelah region of Israel. It is located 4 km west of Lachish. Archeological excavations conducted in Khirbet er-Ra'i in the past decade have uncovered remains dating back to the 12th-10th centuries BCE. Tel Rai is situated 2½ km north of H̱orbat Qarqar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include No’am and Lakhish.
No’am
Village
No'am is a religious moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 466.
Lakhish
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lakhish is a moshav in the northern Negev in south-central Israel. Located south-east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. Lakhish is situated 3 km east of H̱orbat Qarqar.
Lakhish
Village
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Lachish was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Canaan on the south bank of the Lakhish River. The current tell by that name, known as Tel Lachish or Tell el-Duweir, has been identified with Lachish. Lakhish is situated 3 km east of H̱orbat Qarqar.
H̱orbat Qarqar
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Qarqar”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.56768° or 31° 34′ 4″ northLongitude
34.81023° or 34° 48′ 37″ eastElevation
205 metres (673 feet)Open location code
8G3PHR96+33GeoNames ID
8070337
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Qarqar” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Karkar”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Qarqar”
- Hebrew: “חרבת קרקר”
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