Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Hura

Hura, or Houra is a Bedouin town in the of . It is located near and beside the town . 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.
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  • Type: Town with 21,600 residents
  • Description: Bedouin town in the Southern District of Palestine
  • Also known as: “H̱ūra”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Shoqet and Hirbet Salit.

Archaeological site
Photo: Aaadir, CC0.
Tel Shoket is an Israeli tell or archaeological hill in the north of the . It is located adjacent to Highway 60, between the Meitar Interchange and . is situated 2½ km northwest of Hura.

Ruins
Photo: Aaadir, CC0.
is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Hura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Sayyid and Meitar.

Village
Photo: Romayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or al-Sayed is a Bedouin village in . Located in the desert between and and just south of Hura, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council. In 2023 the village's population was 5,775. is situated 2½ km southwest of Hura.

Town
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is a small local council north-east of , in 's . The town lies on Highway 60 just south of the Green Line on the southern edge of Mount Hebron, alongside the . is situated 3 km north of Hura.

Hamlet
Mulada, also known as Sa'wa, is a Bedouin village in the desert in southern . is situated 4 km southeast of Hura.

Hura

Latitude
31.29858° or 31° 17′ 55″ north
Longitude
34.93485° or 34° 56′ 6″ east
Population
21,600
Elevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)
Open location code
8G3P7WXM+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 605927545
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8374209
Wiki­data ID
Q1638374
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Hura” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حورة (قرية)”
  • Arabic: “حورة‎”
  • Arabic: “حورة”
  • Arabic: “حوره (قريه فلسطينيه)”
  • Arabic: “قرية حورة”
  • Arabic: “قرية حوره”
  • Catalan: “Hura”
  • Croatian: “Hura”
  • Czech: “Chura”
  • Dutch: “Hura”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حوره”
  • German: “Hura”
  • Hebrew: “H̱ura”
  • Hebrew: “חורה”
  • Irish: “Hura”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hura”
  • Persian: “حوره، اسرائیل”
  • Polish: “Chura”
  • Polish: “Hura”
  • Russian: “Хура”
  • Spanish: “Hura”
  • Turkish: “Hura”

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