Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm
Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm is a ruin in Jerusalem District, Israel. Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm is situated nearby to the village Mevo Beiter, as well as near Tzur Hadassah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbarium and Bayt ‘Itab.
Columbarium
Archaeological site
Photo: Ealfons1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. Columbarium is situated 4 km northwest of Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm.
Bayt ‘Itab
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayt ʿIṭṭāb was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. Both during and after its incorporation into Crusader fiefdoms in the 12th century, its population was Arab. Bayt ‘Itab is situated 4 km west of Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm.
Al-Qabu
Ruins
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Qabu was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. The name is an Arabic variation of the site's original Roman name, and the ruins of a church there are thought to date to the era of Byzantine or Crusader rule over Palestine. Al-Qabu is situated 2½ km east of Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mevo Beiter and Tzur Hadassah.
Mevo Beiter
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Beitar is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located ten kilometres south-west of Jerusalem in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,125.
Tzur Hadassah
Village
Photo: Idont, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tzur Hadassah is a town located in the Jerusalem Corridor, located 12 kilometres southwest of Jerusalem, at an altitude of 755 meters above sea level, located on Route 375 west of Beitar Illit, about one kilometer west of the Green Line, adjacent to the Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin.
Bar Giora
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bar Giora is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 728.
Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Kafr Sum”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.73143° or 31° 43′ 53″ northLongitude
35.093° or 35° 5′ 35″ eastElevation
720 metres (2,362 feet)Open location code
8G3QP3JV+H6GeoNames ID
10262681
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In Other Languages
“Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Khirbat Kafr Ṣūm”
- Hebrew: “ח’רבת כפר צום”
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