‘Amasa

‘Amasa is a village in , and has an elevation of 841 metres. ‘Amasa is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Qeriyyot and Horvat ’Anim.

Ruins
Khirbet al-Qaryatayn is a ruin c. 20 km south of and a few kilometres southeast of as-Samuʿ. It is identified with Biblical Kerioth, allotted to Judah in the Negeb.

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 west of ‘Amasa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Yatir and Livne.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, officially Metzadot Yehuda, is an Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the , organized as a religious-Zionist Orthodox moshav. is situated 2½ km north of ‘Amasa.

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 ‘Amasa.

Village
Mahane Yatir, also known as , is a in the in southern . In 2024 it had a population of 353. is situated 4 km west of ‘Amasa.

‘Amasa

Latitude
31.34262° or 31° 20′ 33″ north
Longitude
35.10219° or 35° 6′ 8″ east
Elevation
841 metres (2,759 feet)
Open location code
8G3Q84V2+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 605985669
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8374261
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“‘Amasa” goes by many names.
  • French: “Har Amasa”
  • Hebrew: “‘Amasa”
  • Hebrew: “Har Amasa”
  • Hebrew: “הר עמשא”
  • Hebrew: “עמשא”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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