H̱orbat H̱iran
H̱orbat H̱iran is a ruin in Southern District, Israel. H̱orbat H̱iran is situated nearby to the hamlet Khirbet Zanuta, as well as near the town Meitar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jattir and Hirbet Salit.
Jattir
Archaeological site
Photo: Shaofr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jattir is a town in Judea mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It was known as Iethira during the 4th century CE, when it was a Christian town. Jattir is situated 4 km northeast of H̱orbat H̱iran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khirbet Zanuta and Meitar.
Khirbet Zanuta
Hamlet
Khirbet Zanuta was a Palestinian Bedouin village in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank, located 20 kilometers south of Hebron. It was ethnically cleansed during the 2023 Gaza war. Khirbet Zanuta is situated 4 km northeast of H̱orbat H̱iran.
Meitar
Town
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meitar is a small local council north-east of Beersheba, in Israel's Southern District. The town lies on Highway 60 just south of the Green Line on the southern edge of Mount Hebron, alongside the Yatir Forest. Meitar is situated 4 km west of H̱orbat H̱iran.
Teneh Omarim
Village
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Teneh Omarim also known as Tene, Omarim, or Ma'ale Omarim, is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank. Located east of the Israeli West Bank barrier, 2.3 kilometers from the Green line in the southern Hebron Hills just north of Meitar, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Teneh Omarim is situated 4½ km northwest of H̱orbat H̱iran.
H̱orbat H̱iran
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Hiran”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.33979° or 31° 20′ 23″ northLongitude
34.97891° or 34° 58′ 44″ eastElevation
536 metres (1,759 feet)Open location code
8G3P8XQH+WHGeoNames ID
8540959
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat H̱iran” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat H̱iran”
- Hebrew: “חרבת חירן”
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