H̱orbat Garbit
H̱orbat Garbit is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat Garbit is situated nearby to the protected area HaMasrek Reserve, as well as near the village Beit Meir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HaMasrek Reserve and Horvat Matzad.
HaMasrek Reserve
Protected area
HaMasrek Reserve is a nature reserve situated in the western Jerusalem Mountains, Israel, near moshav Beit Meir. HaMasrek Reserve is renowned and named for its prominent stand of Jerusalem pine trees, which are approximately 170 years old.
Horvat Matzad
Ruins
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horvat Mazad or Khirbet el-Qasr is an archaeological site located in the Jerusalem District of Israel. Occupied intermittently from the Late Bronze Age to the modern period, its main phase occurred between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, when it was developed into a fortified complex by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties before being abandoned during the First Jewish–Roman War. Horvat Matzad is situated 1½ km northeast of H̱orbat Garbit.
Bayt Mahsir
Ruins
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayt Mahsir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Makkabi. It was located 9 km west of Jerusalem. Bayt Mahsir is situated 2 km southwest of H̱orbat Garbit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Meir and Shoresh.
Beit Meir
Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Meir is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 650.
Shoresh
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shoresh is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located five kilometres from Sha'ar HaGai in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,314. Shoresh is situated 2½ km southeast of H̱orbat Garbit.
Mesilat Zion
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mesilat Zion is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the city of Beit Shemesh with an area of 1,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 934. Mesilat Zion is situated 3 km west of H̱orbat Garbit.
H̱orbat Garbit
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Garbit”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.80986° or 31° 48′ 36″ northLongitude
35.04166° or 35° 2′ 30″ eastElevation
490 metres (1,608 feet)Open location code
8G3QR25R+WMGeoNames ID
8183084
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Garbit” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Garbit”
- Hebrew: “חרבת גרבית”
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