Har Sokho
Har Sokho is a peak in Jerusalem District, Israel and has an elevation of 420 metres. Har Sokho is situated nearby to the village Netiv HaLamed He, as well as near Givat Yeshayahu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 420 metres
- Description: mountain in Jerusalem District, Israel
- Also known as: “Mt. Socho”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Sokho and Valley of Elah.
Tel Sokho
Peak
Sokho is the name given to two ancient towns in the territorial domain of Judah as mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, west of the Judean hills. Both towns were given the name Shuweikah in Arabic, a diminutive of the Arabic shawk, meaning "thorn".
Valley of Elah
Valley
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valley of Elah, Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the Shephelah area of Israel. It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath.
Khirbet Qeiyafa
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Qeiyafa, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the Valley of Elah and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Netiv HaLamed-Heh and Givat Yeshayahu.
Netiv HaLamed-Heh
Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Netiv HaLamed-Heh is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 677.
Givat Yeshayahu
Village
Photo: היידן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Givat Yeshayahu is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah around ten kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 724.
Aderet
Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aderet is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills in the Adullam region, south of Beit Shemesh, west of Gush Etzion and overlooking the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Har Sokho
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.67431° or 31° 40′ 28″ northLongitude
34.97083° or 34° 58′ 15″ eastElevation
420 metres (1,378 feet)Open location code
8G3PMXFC+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 608442320OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Har Sokho” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Har Sokho”
- Dutch: “Har Sokho”
- Hebrew: “הר שוכה”
- Swedish: “Har Sokho”
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