Khirbat el Khasha

Khirbat el Khasha is a ruin in , . Khirbat el Khasha is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Amphitheater.

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or Beit Guvrin is a national park located in south-central , in the Shfela region. It is a particularly good place to visit in summer, because its caves are cool and shady even when it's scorching outside.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km east of Khirbat el Khasha.

Ruins
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Maresha was an Iron Age city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, whose remains have been excavated at Tell Sandahanna, an archaeological mound or 'tell' renamed after its identification to . is situated 2 km southeast of Khirbat el Khasha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beit Guvrin and Kfar Zoharim.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 505.

Hamlet
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, officially Ramot Yehuda-Zoharim, is an Israeli educational therapy youth village for teenagers aged 14–18 from the ultra-Orthodox community who do not fit into regular educational frameworks. is situated 4 km east of Khirbat el Khasha.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region of south-central . falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council and is a member of the Kibbutz Movement. In 2024 its population was 676. is situated 4½ km north of Khirbat el Khasha.

Khirbat el Khasha

Latitude
31.60918° or 31° 36′ 33″ north
Longitude
34.88518° or 34° 53′ 7″ east
Elevation
279 metres (915 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJV5P+M3
Geo­Names ID
9030607
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In Other Languages

“Khirbat el Khasha” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת אל ח’שה”

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