H̱orbat Ma‘ala
H̱orbat Ma‘ala is a ruin in Southern District, Israel. H̱orbat Ma‘ala is situated nearby to the village Lakhish, as well as near Sde Moshe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Rai.
Tel Rai
Archaeological site
Khirbet er-Ra'i, also Khirbet al-Ra'i, is an archaeological site in the Shephelah region of Israel. It is located 4 km west of Lachish. Archeological excavations conducted in Khirbet er-Ra'i in the past decade have uncovered remains dating back to the 12th-10th centuries BCE. Tel Rai is situated 3 km west of H̱orbat Ma‘ala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakhish and Lakhish.
Lakhish
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lakhish is a moshav in the northern Negev in south-central Israel. Located south-east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. Lakhish is situated 2½ km south of H̱orbat Ma‘ala.
Lakhish
Village
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Lachish was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Canaan on the south bank of the Lakhish River. The current tell by that name, known as Tel Lachish or Tell el-Duweir, has been identified with Lachish. Lakhish is situated 2½ km south of H̱orbat Ma‘ala.
Sde Moshe
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sde Moshe is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 678. Sde Moshe is situated 5 km northwest of H̱orbat Ma‘ala.
H̱orbat Ma‘ala
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Ma`ala”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.58347° or 31° 35′ 1″ northLongitude
34.8474° or 34° 50′ 51″ eastElevation
247 metres (810 feet)Open location code
8G3PHRMW+9XGeoNames ID
8538327
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Ma‘ala” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Ma‘ala”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Ma’ala”
- Hebrew: “חרבת מעלה”
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