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Southern District

Rasm el Kushkhlīya

Rasm el Kushkhlīya is a ruin in , . Rasm el Kushkhlīya is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beth Guvrin and Tel Maresha.

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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.

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 2½ km north of Rasm el Kushkhlīya.

Archaeological site
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Khirbet Beit Lei or Beth Loya is an archaeological tell in the of . It is located about 5.5 km southeast of and ten miles west-northwest of , on a hill 400 m above sea level. is situated 2½ km southeast of Rasm el Kushkhlīya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karmay Katif and Beit Guvrin.

Village
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Karmei Katif is a communal settlement in southern . Located close to the Green Line of the southern , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 799. is situated 4 km south of Rasm el Kushkhlīya.

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 2023 it had a population of 483. is situated 4½ km north of Rasm el Kushkhlīya.

Village
Amatzia is a moshav in south-central . Located around 8 km southeast of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 186 in 2023. is situated 4½ km south of Rasm el Kushkhlīya.

Rasm el Kushkhlīya

Latitude
31.57284° or 31° 34′ 22″ north
Longitude
34.90683° or 34° 54′ 25″ east
Elevation
364 metres (1,194 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHWF4+4P
Geo­Names ID
9030639
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In Other Languages

“Rasm el Kushkhlīya” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Rasm el Kushkhlīya”
  • Hebrew: “רסם אל כשכליה”

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