H̱orbat H̱usham
H̱orbat H̱usham is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat H̱usham is situated nearby to the village Zekharia, as well as near Yish’i.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beit Jimal and Khirbet Qeiyafa.
Beit Jimal
Monastery
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Beit Jimal or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by Salesian priests and brothers near Beit Shemesh, Israel. The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that inside a cave in the area, there is the tomb of Saint Stephen or to have conserved his relics. Beit Jimal is situated 2 km east of H̱orbat H̱usham.
Khirbet Qeiyafa
Archaeological site
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Khirbet Qeiyafa, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the Valley of Elah and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE. Khirbet Qeiyafa is situated 3½ km south of H̱orbat H̱usham.
Tel Beit Shemesh
Archaeological site
Photo: עט הזמיר, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tel Beit Shemesh is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of Beit Shemesh. It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson. Tel Beit Shemesh is situated 3 km northeast of H̱orbat H̱usham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zekharia and Yish’i.
Zekharia
Village
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Zekharia is a moshav in central Israel. It sits on the ancient Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Yish’i
Village
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Yish'i 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 920. Yish’i is situated 3 km northeast of H̱orbat H̱usham.
Sdot Micha
Village
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Sdot Micha or Sedot Mikha is a moshav in central Israel. Located to the west of Beit Shemesh, it is under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 351. Sdot Micha is situated 3 km west of H̱orbat H̱usham.
H̱orbat H̱usham
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Husham”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.7281° or 31° 43′ 41″ northLongitude
34.95306° or 34° 57′ 11″ eastElevation
370 metres (1,214 feet)Open location code
8G3PPXH3+66GeoNames ID
9030742
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat H̱usham” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat H̱usham”
- Hebrew: “חרבת חשם”
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