H̱orbat Qayit
H̱orbat Qayit is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat Qayit is situated nearby to the village Nehusha, as well as near the peak Horbat Burgin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horbat Burgin and Horvat Itri.
Horbat Burgin
Peak
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Israel.
Horvat Itri
Archaeological site
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Horvat 'Ethri, or Umm Suweid, is an archaeological site situated in the Judean Lowlands in modern-day Israel. Excavations at the site have uncovered the remains of a partially restored Jewish village from the Second Temple period. Horvat Itri is situated 3 km northeast of H̱orbat Qayit.
Horvat Midras
Archaeological site
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Horvat Midras, or Khirbet Drūsye in Arabic, is an archaeological site located in the central Judaean Lowlands, in modern-day Israel. It contains the remains of an ancient settlement situated on the slopes of a spur near an ancient road that once connected Jerusalem with the southern coastal plain. Horvat Midras is situated 4 km northwest of H̱orbat Qayit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nehusha and Kfar Zoharim.
Nehusha
Village
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Nehusha is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,477.
Kfar Zoharim
Hamlet
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Kfar Zoharim, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim, is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks. Kfar Zoharim is situated 3 km west of H̱orbat Qayit.
Tzafririm
Village
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Tzafririm is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 442. Tzafririm is situated 4 km north of H̱orbat Qayit.
H̱orbat Qayit
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Qayit”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.6251° or 31° 37′ 30″ northLongitude
34.95567° or 34° 57′ 20″ eastElevation
421 metres (1,381 feet)Open location code
8G3PJXG4+27GeoNames ID
8183849
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Qayit” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Kayit”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Qayit”
- Hebrew: “חרבת קיט”
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