Giv‘at Shamma
Giv‘at Shamma is a hill in Jerusalem District, Israel and has an elevation of 333 metres. Giv‘at Shamma is situated nearby to the village Tzafririm, as well as near Srigim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horvat Midras and Masua lookout.
Horvat Midras
Archaeological site
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Horvat Midras, or Khirbet Drūsye in Arabic, is an archaeological site located in the central Judaean Lowlands, in modern-day Israel. It contains the remains of an ancient settlement situated on the slopes of a spur near an ancient road that once connected Jerusalem with the southern coastal plain.
Deir ed Dubban
Ruins
Deir al-Dubban was a small Palestinian village 26 kilometers northwest of Hebron, near the modern village of Luzit, between Jerusalem, and Ashkelon. The village was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. Deir ed Dubban is situated 3 km west of Giv‘at Shamma.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tzafririm and Srigim.
Tzafririm
Village
Photo: Zivya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tzafririm is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 442.
Srigim
Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Srigim, also known as Li On, is a community settlement in central Israel. Located to the south of Beit Shemesh. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Givat Yeshayahu
Village
Photo: היידן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Givat Yeshayahu is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah around ten kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 724.
Giv‘at Shamma
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 333 metres
- Also known as: “Giv`atShamma”
- Category: landform
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.65858° or 31° 39′ 31″ northLongitude
34.93254° or 34° 55′ 57″ eastElevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)Open location code
8G3PMW5M+C2GeoNames ID
9030676
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In Other Languages
“Giv‘at Shamma” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Giv‘at Shamma”
- Hebrew: “Giv’at Shamma”
- Hebrew: “גבעת שמה”
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