Be’er Qolad

Be’er Qolad is a well in , . Be’er Qolad is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khirbet Qeiyafa and Valley of Elah.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE.

Valley
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The , Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the area of . It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath. is situated 4 km southeast of Be’er Qolad.

Ruins
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Azekah was an ancient town in the guarding the upper reaches of the , about 26 km northwest of . The current tell by that name, also known as or Tell Zakariya, has been identified with the biblical Azekah, dating back to the Canaanite period. is situated 2½ km west of Be’er Qolad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaLamed-Heh and Zekharia.

Village
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is a kibbutz in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 682.

Village
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is a moshav in central . It sits on the site of the previous Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949 in the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. is situated 2½ km northwest of Be’er Qolad.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located in the around ten kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 719. is situated 2½ km southwest of Be’er Qolad.

Be’er Qolad

Latitude
31.69136° or 31° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
34.96064° or 34° 57′ 38″ east
Elevation
260 metres (853 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMXR6+G7
Geo­Names ID
10265375
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Be’er Qolad” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Be’er Qolad”
  • Hebrew: “באר קולד”

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