Yittar
Yittar is a locality in Southern District, Israel. Yittar is situated nearby to the locality Khirbat Zanūtah, as well as near the hamlet Khirbet Zanuta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jattir and Weizmann Institute Yatir Research Site.
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.
Weizmann Institute Yatir Research Site
Tower
Photo: Okedem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yatir Forest is a forest in Israel on the edge of the Negev Desert. The forest covers an area of 30,000 dunams, and is the largest planted forest in Israel. Weizmann Institute Yatir Research Site is situated 4 km east of Yittar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khirbet Zanuta and Asa’el.
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 3 km northwest of Yittar.
Asa’el
Village
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Asa'el, also known as Mitzpe Asa'el, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located three kilometres south-east of Shim'a, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Asa’el is situated 4 km northeast of Yittar.
Shim’a
Village
Photo: Eman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shim'a, also Yonadav, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, along the Green Line south of Livne and Teneh Omarim. Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Shim’a is situated 4½ km north of Yittar.
Yittar
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Yatir”
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.34813° or 31° 20′ 53″ northLongitude
35.0121° or 35° 0′ 44″ eastElevation
636 metres (2,087 feet)Open location code
8G3Q82X6+7RGeoNames ID
8374229
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Yittar” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Naẖal Yittar”
- Hebrew: “יתיר”
- Hebrew: “נח”ל יתיר”
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