Khirbat Umm Burj

Khirbat Umm Burj was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, sometimes designated in modern maps as Burgin. Its ruins are today located within the borders of .
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  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of 433 metres (1,421 feet)
  • Description: village in Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as
    “Burgin”
    “Horbat Buregin”
    “Horbat Burgin”
    “Horvat Borgin”
    “Horvat Burgin”
    “Hurvat Burgin”
    “Khirbet Burgin”
    “Umm Burj, Khirbat”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Horvat Midras.

Archaeological site
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, or Khirbet Drūsye in Arabic… is situated 3½ km northwest of Khirbat Umm Burj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nehusha and Tzafririm.

Village
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is a moshav in central .

Village
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is a moshav in central Israel. is situated 3½ km northwest of Khirbat Umm Burj.

Village
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is a moshav in central . is situated 3½ km northeast of Khirbat Umm Burj.

Khirbat Umm Burj

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Latitude
31.63607° or 31° 38′ 10″ north
Longitude
34.96877° or 34° 58′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G3PJXP9+CG
Geo­Names ID
8183530
Wiki­data ID
Q7881627

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Khirbat Umm Burj” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم برج”
  • French: “Khirbat Umm Burj”
  • Hebrew: “H̱orbat Buregin”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת בורגין”
  • Hebrew: “חרבת בורגין”
  • Indonesian: “Khirbat Umm Burj”
  • Persian: “خربت ام‌برج”
  • Polish: “Umm Burdż”
  • Turkish: “Khirbat Umm Burj”
  • Urdu: “خربہ ام برج”

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