Middle East
Israel
Jerusalem District

Khirbat Sab

Khirbat Sab is an archaeological site in , . Khirbat Sab is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
Tap on a place
to explore it

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of Elah and Tel Adullam.

Valley
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Peak
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adullam is an ancient ruin once numbered among the thirty-six cities of Canaan whose kings "Joshua and the children of Israel smote". After that, it fell as an inheritance to the tribe of Judah and was included in the northern division of the "lowland" cities of the land of Judah.

Peak
Sokho is the name given to two ancient towns in the territorial domain of Judah as mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, west of the Judean hills. Both towns were given the name Shuweikah in Arabic, a diminutive of the Arabic shawk, meaning "thorn".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aderet and Neve Michael.

Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located in the foothills in the region, south of , west of and overlooking the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central . Located in the region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 2½ km northeast of Khirbat Sab.

Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a kibbutz in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 677. is situated 2½ km north of Khirbat Sab.

Khirbat Sab

Latitude
31.66448° or 31° 39′ 52″ north
Longitude
34.98271° or 34° 58′ 58″ east
Elevation
418 metres (1,371 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMX7M+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2364916831
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
10266057
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Khirbat Sab from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

“Khirbat Sab” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Khirbat Sab‘”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת סבע”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת סבע”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Aderet and Neve Michael.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Grocery store and בזק.

Israel: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nazareth, and Carmel Range.

Curious Ruins to Discover

Uncover intriguing ruins from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.