H̱orbat Borer
H̱orbat Borer is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. H̱orbat Borer is situated nearby to the hamlet Givat Shemesh, as well as near the village Yish’i.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sdot Micha Airbase and Regina Palaestinae.
Sdot Micha Airbase
Military installation
Sdot Micha Airbase is an Israeli Air Force missile base and depot, whose existence Israel neither confirms nor denies. It is situated in the center of Israel, halfway from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 13 km from southeast to northwest. Sdot Micha Airbase is situated 2½ km west of H̱orbat Borer.
Regina Palaestinae
Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Regina Palaestinae is situated 2½ km northeast of H̱orbat Borer.
Timnah
Archaeological site
Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. Timnah is situated 3½ km northwest of H̱orbat Borer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Givat Shemesh and Yish’i.
Givat Shemesh
Hamlet
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Givat Shemesh is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh above kibbutz Tzora and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56. Givat Shemesh is situated 3 km northeast of H̱orbat Borer.
Yish’i
Village
Photo: Owenglyndur, CC BY 4.0.
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 3½ km east of H̱orbat Borer.
Tzora
Village
Tzora is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about 20 km from Jerusalem, near the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 915. Tzora is situated 4 km east of H̱orbat Borer.
H̱orbat Borer
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Horbat Borer”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.7589° or 31° 45′ 32″ northLongitude
34.92719° or 34° 55′ 38″ eastElevation
236 metres (774 feet)Open location code
8G3PQW5G+HVGeoNames ID
10259603
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In Other Languages
“H̱orbat Borer” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Borer”
- Hebrew: “חרבת בורר”
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