Istis
Istis is a ruin in Southern District, Israel. Istis is situated nearby to the village Al-Ghazi, as well as near Kfar Menahem.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Tsafit and Kiryat Mal’akhi - Yoav.
Tel Tsafit
Scenic viewpoint
Tell es-Safi was an Arab Palestinian village, located in the Shephelah region on the southern banks of Wadi 'Ajjur, 35 kilometers northwest of Hebron, which had its Arab population expelled during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. Tel Tsafit is situated 3½ km southeast of Istis.
Kiryat Mal’akhi - Yoav
Railway station
Photo: Rami7250, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiryat Mal'akhi–Yoav railway station is a railway station in southern Israel, next to Kfar Menahem and Highway 6. It is named after the closest city, Kiryat Mal'akhi, and the adjoining Yoav Regional Council. Kiryat Mal’akhi - Yoav is situated 3 km north of Istis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Ghazi and Kfar Menahem.
Al-Ghazi
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-'Azi is an Arab village in central Israel. Located just south of Kfar Menahem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 192.
Kfar Menahem
Village
Photo: Shalomig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfar Menahem is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located about 7 km east of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,342.
Kfar HaRif
Village
Photo: Slav4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar HaRif is a moshav in southern Israel. Located on the border of the Shephelah and the Israeli coastal plain around 2 kilometres northeast of Kiryat Malakhi, it is the largest community under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. Kfar HaRif is situated 3½ km northwest of Istis.
Istis
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.71862° or 31° 43′ 7″ northLongitude
34.81413° or 34° 48′ 51″ eastElevation
107 metres (351 feet)Open location code
8G3PPR97+CMGeoNames ID
8072880
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In Other Languages
“Istis” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Īsṭīs”
- Hebrew: “אסטיס”
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