H̱orbat ‘Aleqet
H̱orbat ‘Aleqet is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat ‘Aleqet is situated nearby to the ruins Horvat Matzad, as well as near the village Shoresh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horvat Matzad and Burma Road.
Horvat Matzad
Ruins
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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 510 metres north of H̱orbat ‘Aleqet.
Burma Road
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Burma Road in Israel was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem, built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. It was named for the Chinese Burma Road. Burma Road is situated 3½ km west of H̱orbat ‘Aleqet.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shoresh and Neve Ilan.
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.
Neve Ilan
Village
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Neve Ilan is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,019. Neve Ilan is situated 2½ km east of H̱orbat ‘Aleqet.
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. Beit Meir is situated 2½ km southwest of H̱orbat ‘Aleqet.
H̱orbat ‘Aleqet
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat `Aleqet”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.81192° or 31° 48′ 43″ northLongitude
35.05473° or 35° 3′ 17″ eastElevation
469 metres (1,539 feet)Open location code
8G3QR363+QVGeoNames ID
8183086
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat ‘Aleqet” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat ‘Aleqet”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat ‘Alleqet”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Alleket”
- Hebrew: “חרבת עלקת”
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