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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbarium.
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.
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 2024 it had a population of 1,153.
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 2024 it had a population of 757.
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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