H̱orbat Zikhriyya
H̱orbat Zikhriyya is a ruin in Central District, Israel. H̱orbat Zikhriyya is situated nearby to the archaeological site Valley of the Monks, as well as near the village Mevo Modi’im.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Monks and Barfilya.
Valley of the Monks
Archaeological site
El-Habs, nicknamed Valley of the Monks is a site of a cave which served Christian monastic chambers, on the channel of the Gimzo Stream. It is situated at the foot of Horbat Zekhariya and together with Horbat Kelah form a complex of archaeological sites in the hills of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, in the territory of Ben Shemen Forest. Valley of the Monks is situated 400 metres north of H̱orbat Zikhriyya.
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.
Modi`im
Ruins
Modi’in, also Modi’im, and later, Moditha, was an ancient Jewish city located in Judea, near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel. First mentioned in the Books of Maccabees, it was the hometown of the priestly Hasmonean family, who assumed leadership over Judea following the victorious Maccabean uprising. Modi`im is situated 2½ km east of H̱orbat Zikhriyya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mevo Modi’im and Gimzo.
Mevo Modi’im
Village
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Mevo Modi'im, officially Me'or Modi'im, is a moshav in central Israel. It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council.
Gimzo
Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Gimzo is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located between Lod and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,155. Gimzo is situated 3 km west of H̱orbat Zikhriyya.
Al Midyah
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
al-Midya is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the western West Bank, located west of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,533 inhabitants in 2017. Al Midyah is situated 3 km northeast of H̱orbat Zikhriyya.
H̱orbat Zikhriyya
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Zikhriyya”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.92361° or 31° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
34.97302° or 34° 58′ 23″ eastElevation
184 metres (604 feet)Open location code
8G3PWXFF+C6GeoNames ID
8428035
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Zikhriyya” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Zikhriyya”
- Hebrew: “חרבת זכריה”
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