Mountain Hiran
Mountain Hiran is a mountain in Southern District, Israel and has an elevation of 578 metres. Mountain Hiran is situated nearby to the locality Yittar, as well as near Khirbat Zanūtah.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 578 metres
- Description: mountain in Israel
- Also known as: “Har Hiran”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jattir and Hirbet Salit.
Jattir
Archaeological site
Photo: Shaofr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jattir is a town in Judea mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It was known as Iethira during the 4th century CE, when it was a Christian town. Jattir is situated 3½ km east of Mountain Hiran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khirbet Zanuta and Teneh Omarim.
Khirbet Zanuta
Hamlet
Khirbet Zanuta was a Palestinian Bedouin village in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank, located 20 kilometers south of Hebron. It was ethnically cleansed during the 2023 Gaza war. Khirbet Zanuta is situated 3½ km north of Mountain Hiran.
Teneh Omarim
Village
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Teneh Omarim also known as Tene, Omarim, or Ma'ale Omarim, is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located east of the Israeli West Bank barrier, 2.3 kilometers from the Green line in the southern Hebron Hills just north of Meitar, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Teneh Omarim is situated 4½ km northwest of Mountain Hiran.
Meitar
Town
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meitar is a small local council north-east of Beersheba, in Israel's Southern District. The town lies on Highway 60 just south of the Green Line on the southern edge of Mount Hebron, alongside the Yatir Forest. Meitar is situated 4½ km southwest of Mountain Hiran.
Mountain Hiran
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mountain Hiran” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Har H̱iran”
- Dutch: “Har H̱iran”
- Hebrew: “Har H̱iran”
- Hebrew: “הר חירן”
- Ladin: “Mountain Hiran”
- Swedish: “Har H̱iran”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include H̱orbat H̱iran and H̱orbat Sīra.
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