Khirbat el Bāshā
Khirbat el Bāshā is a ruin in Southern District, Israel. Khirbat el Bāshā is situated nearby to the village Karmay Katif, as well as near Amatsya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beit Loya ruins and Tel Maresha.
Beit Loya ruins
Archaeological site
Khirbet Beit Lei is an archaeological tell in the Judean Lowlands of Israel. The site preserves remains of an settlement that was occupied across multiple periods, including the Hellenistic and early Roman eras, the Byzantine and early Islamic periods, and the Mamluk period. Beit Loya ruins is situated 1½ km east of Khirbat el Bāshā.
Tel Maresha
Ruins
Photo: Chai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Tel Maresha. Tel Maresha is situated 3½ km north of Khirbat el Bāshā.
Ed Dawayima
Ruins
Al-Dawayima, Dawaymeh or Dawayma was a Palestinian town, located in the former Hebron Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, and in what is now the Lakhish region, some 15 kilometres south-east of Kiryat Gat. Ed Dawayima is situated 3½ km south of Khirbat el Bāshā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karmay Katif and Amatsya.
Karmay Katif
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karmei Katif is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located close to the Green Line of the southern West Bank, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 799. Karmay Katif is situated 3 km south of Khirbat el Bāshā.
Amatsya
Village
Amatzia is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located around 8 km southeast of Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. The population is a mix of religious and secular Israelis, and was 186 in 2023. Amatsya is situated 3½ km south of Khirbat el Bāshā.
Eliav
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eliav is a communal settlement in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 823. Eliav is situated 4 km southeast of Khirbat el Bāshā.
Khirbat el Bāshā
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat el Basha”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.56317° or 31° 33′ 47″ northLongitude
34.91077° or 34° 54′ 39″ eastElevation
363 metres (1,191 feet)Open location code
8G3PHW76+78GeoNames ID
9030640
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat el Bāshā” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Khirbat el Bāshā”
- Hebrew: “ח’רבת אל בשא”
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