Khirbat el Qaṣir
Khirbat el Qaṣir is a ruin in Central District, Israel. Khirbat el Qaṣir is situated nearby to the town El’ad, as well as near the village Nahshonim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Qula and Mazor.
Qula
Ruins
Qula was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 15 km northeast of Ramla. Its residents had their origins in Jimzu, Ammuriya and other places. Qula is situated 1¼ km west of Khirbat el Qaṣir.
Mazor
Ruins
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The Mazor Mausoleum is one of the best preserved Roman buildings in Israel, located in El'ad. The Mausoleum, which is the only Roman era building in Israel to still stand from its foundations to its roof, was built for an important Roman man and his wife in the 3rd century AD. Mazor is situated 2 km west of Khirbat el Qaṣir.
Egrof veRomach memorial
Memorial
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Egrof veRomach memorial is situated 1¼ km southwest of Khirbat el Qaṣir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El’ad and Nahshonim.
El’ad
Town
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El'ad is a city in the Central District of Israel. In the 1990s, it was built for a Haredi population and to a lesser extent, it was also built for a Religious Zionist Jewish population.
Nahshonim
Village
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nahshonim is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the south of the Sharon plain near Rosh HaAyin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 471. Nahshonim is situated 3 km northwest of Khirbat el Qaṣir.
Giv’at Ko’ah
Village
Photo: Dvirraz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giv'at Ko'ah is a moshav in the Central District of Israel. Located near Shoham, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 958. Giv’at Ko’ah is situated 3 km southwest of Khirbat el Qaṣir.
Khirbat el Qaṣir
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat el Qasir”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.0415° or 32° 2′ 29″ northLongitude
34.96791° or 34° 58′ 5″ eastElevation
147 metres (482 feet)Open location code
8G4P2XR9+H5GeoNames ID
8428376
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat el Qaṣir” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Khirbat el Qaṣir”
- Hebrew: “ח’רבת אל קצר”
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