Har Amasa

Har Amasa is a Moshav shitufi in the south of . Located near the 20 kilometres south of and 14 km northwest of , it is the only member of the Tamar Regional Council to be located in the highlands outside the .
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 847 metres
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Har `Amasa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Qeriyyot and Horvat ’Anim.

Ruins
Khirbet al-Qaryatayn is a ruin located around 20 km south of in the of , southeast of . It is identified with קְרִיּוֹת and the Biblical Kerioth in the that was allotted to Judah. is situated 3 km northeast of Har Amasa.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
Horvat ʽAnim or Khirbet Ghuwein al-Tahta is a ruined hamlet and archaeological locality in the southern fringes of the Hebron Hills, within Israel's , inside the . is situated 4 km northwest of Har Amasa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Livne and Drijat.

Village
Photo: benda2011, Public domain.
, also known as Shani is an Israeli settlement. Located in the southern , straddling the Green Line and therefore partly in and partly in the , it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. is situated 3½ km northwest of Har Amasa.

Village
Photo: Yoavd, Public domain.
, also known as Draijat, is an Arab village in southern . Located in the desert near , between and the , it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council. In 2024 its population was 581. is situated 4 km southwest of Har Amasa.

Har Amasa

Latitude
31.33086° or 31° 19′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.09664° or 35° 5′ 48″ east
Population
113
Elevation
847 metres (2,779 feet)
Open location code
8G3Q83JW+8M
Geo­Names ID
8374260
Wiki­data ID
Q2916521
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Har Amasa” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Har ‘Amasa”
  • Czech: “Har Amasa”
  • Dutch: “Har Amasa”
  • French: “Har Amasa”
  • Hebrew: “Har ‘Amasa”
  • Hebrew: “הר עמשא”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Har Amasa”
  • Polish: “Har Amasa”
  • Romanian: “Har Amasa”
  • Swedish: “Har ‘Amasa”
  • Turkish: “Har Amasa”

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Highlights include Khirbat Rujm Suīf and Shmurat Har ‘Amasa.

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