Tel Ira
Tel Ira is an archaeological site in the Negev, overlooking the Beer Sheva valley. It was occupied in the Early Bronze III, Iron II, Persian, Hellenistic, Early Roman, Byzantine and Early Arab periods.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as: “Khirbet el Gharrah”, “Khirbet Ghara (Israel)”, and “Tel `Ira”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sa’wah and Hura.
Sa’wah
Hamlet
Mulada, also known as Sa'wa, is a Bedouin village in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Sa’wah is situated 4½ km northwest of Tel Ira.
Hura
Town
Photo: ConstantinetheGreat, CC BY 3.0.
Hura, or Houra is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel. It is located near Beersheba and beside the town Meitar. The town was established in 1989 as a part of solution offered by the state for the consolidation of Negev Bedouin population, and was declared a local council in 1996. Hura is situated 9 km northwest of Tel Ira.
Al-Sayyid
Village
Photo: Romayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-Sayyid or al-Sayed is a Bedouin village in Israel. Located in the Negev desert between Arad and Beersheba and just south of Hura, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council. In 2023 the village's population was 5,775. Al-Sayyid is situated 9 km northwest of Tel Ira.
Tel Ira
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.23309° or 31° 13′ 59″ northLongitude
34.98557° or 34° 59′ 8″ eastElevation
490 metres (1,608 feet)Open location code
8G3P6XMP+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 10845548974OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Tel Ira” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tel ‘Ira”
- French: “Tel Ira”
- Hebrew: “Tel ‘Ira”
- Hebrew: “תל עירא”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tel Ira”. Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.