Al Maḩāwir

Al Maḩāwir is a locality in , and has an elevation of 923 metres. Al Maḩāwir is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery and Ali Bakka Mosque.

Monastery
Photo: Copper Kettle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Al Maskobiya, is a Russian Orthodox monastery and church in , , founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre.

Mosque
Photo: יורם שורק, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, also known as the Shaykh Ali al-Baka Mosque, is a 13th-century in the northwestern section of the in the southern , .

Cemetery
Photo: אורלילי, Public domain.
The in is located on a hill to the west of the Tomb of Machpela. It has been used as a Jewish cemetery for hundreds of years.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hebron and Kiryat Arba.

Photo: Extua, CC BY 3.0.
is an ancient city in the southern . It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.

Village
or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of , in the southern Israeli-occupied . Founded in 1968, in 2024 it had a population of 7,698. is situated 3 km southeast of Al Maḩāwir.

Suburb
or Bayt 'Anun is a Palestinian village in the , located five kilometers northeast of in the southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,928 inhabitants in 2017. is situated 4 km northeast of Al Maḩāwir.

Al Maḩāwir

Latitude
31.53815° or 31° 32′ 17″ north
Longitude
35.09163° or 35° 5′ 30″ east
Elevation
923 metres (3,028 feet)
Open location code
8G3QG3QR+7M
Geo­Names ID
8073070
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Satellite Map

Discover Al Maḩāwir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Al Maḩāwir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المحاور”

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