H̱orbat H̱oresh
H̱orbat H̱oresh is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat H̱oresh is situated nearby to the village Nataf, as well as near Mevo Horon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horvat Matzad and Burma Road.
Horvat Matzad
Ruins
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horvat Mazad or Khirbet el-Qasr is an archaeological site located in the Jerusalem District of Israel. Occupied intermittently from the Late Bronze Age to the modern period, its main phase occurred between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, when it was developed into a fortified complex by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties before being abandoned during the First Jewish–Roman War. Horvat Matzad is situated 1¼ km south of H̱orbat H̱oresh.
Burma Road
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Burma Road in Israel was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem, built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. It was named for the Chinese Burma Road. Burma Road is situated 3½ km southwest of H̱orbat H̱oresh.
Kfira Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: GidiD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kfira Nature Reserve is a protected area, which is situated 2 km northeast of H̱orbat H̱oresh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nataf and Mevo Horon.
Nataf
Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nataf is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, 12 miles west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 485.
Mevo Horon
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Horon is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Located near Latrun and the city of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. Mevo Horon is situated 3 km northwest of H̱orbat H̱oresh.
Bayt Nuba
Hamlet
Bayt Nuba is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village, located halfway between Jerusalem and Ramla. During the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli troops ethnically cleansed Bayt Nuba and replaced it with the Jewish-only settlement of Mevo Horon. Bayt Nuba is situated 3½ km north of H̱orbat H̱oresh.
H̱orbat H̱oresh
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Horesh”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.8269° or 31° 49′ 37″ northLongitude
35.04917° or 35° 2′ 57″ eastElevation
395 metres (1,296 feet)Open location code
8G3QR2GX+QMGeoNames ID
10254186
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat H̱oresh” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat H̱oresh”
- Hebrew: “חרבת חורש”
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