Bi’r Ḩaram ar Rāmah
Bi’r Ḩaram ar Rāmah is an archaeological site in Palestine and has an elevation of 992 metres. Bi’r Ḩaram ar Rāmah is situated nearby to the peak Mount Nabi Yunis, as well as near the town Halhul.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Nabi Yunis and Cave of the Patriarchs.
Mount Nabi Yunis
Peak
Photo: Aseel zm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nabi Yunis is the highest point of the Judean Mountains and the southern portion of the West Bank, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of Halhul, Hebron Governorate.
Cave of the Patriarchs
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 3½ km south of Bi’r Ḩaram ar Rāmah.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 3½ km south of Bi’r Ḩaram ar Rāmah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halhul and Hebron.
Halhul
Town
Photo: Shatret, Public domain.
Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern part of the West Bank, 5 kilometres north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine. The town, bordered by Sa'ir and al-Shuyukh to the east, Beit Ummar and al-Arroub refugee camp to the north, and Kharas and Nuba westwards, is located 916 m above sea level, and is the highest inhabited place in the State of Palestine.
Hebron
Hebron is an ancient city in the southern West Bank. It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.
Kiryat Arba
Village
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2023 it had a population of 7,572. Kiryat Arba is situated 3½ km south of Bi’r Ḩaram ar Rāmah.
Bi’r Ḩaram ar Rāmah
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Bi’r Haram ar Ramah”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.55653° or 31° 33′ 24″ northLongitude
35.10563° or 35° 6′ 20″ eastElevation
992 metres (3,255 feet)Open location code
8G3QH444+J7GeoNames ID
8073099
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In Other Languages
“Bi’r Ḩaram ar Rāmah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بئر حرم الرامة”
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