H̱orbat Av Dan
H̱orbat Av Dan is a ruin in Central District, Israel. H̱orbat Av Dan is situated nearby to the peak Barfilya, as well as near the village Sha’alvim.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pa’atai Modi’in and Barfilya.
Pa’atai Modi’in
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paatei Modi'in railway station is the next-to-last station on the Nahariya-Modi'in Israel Railways line, serving the residents of Modi'in. It was opened in September 2007. Pa’atai Modi’in is situated 1 km west of H̱orbat Av Dan.
Barfilya
Peak
Photo: McKaby, Public domain.
Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of Ramla that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by Israeli archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period.
Bayt Shanna
Ruins
Bayt Shanna was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 15, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Dani. It was located 11.5 km southeast of Ramla. Bayt Shanna is situated 2 km southeast of H̱orbat Av Dan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sha’alvim and Nof Ayalon.
Sha’alvim
Village
Sha'alvim is a religious kibbutz in central Israel and one of only two affiliated with Poalei Agudat Yisrael. Located near the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,987. Sha’alvim is situated 3 km south of H̱orbat Av Dan.
Nof Ayalon
Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nof Ayalon is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley near Sha'alvim, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Gezer Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 1,900. Nof Ayalon is situated 3 km southeast of H̱orbat Av Dan.
Mishmar Ayalon
Village
Mishmar Ayalon is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Latrun and Ramla on the old Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 573. Mishmar Ayalon is situated 3½ km southwest of H̱orbat Av Dan.
H̱orbat Av Dan
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Av Dan”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.8938° or 31° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
34.97247° or 34° 58′ 21″ eastElevation
193 metres (633 feet)Open location code
8G3PVXVC+GXGeoNames ID
8427938
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Av Dan” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Av Dan”
- Hebrew: “חרבת אבידן”
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