Khirbat Umm el Basal

Khirbat Umm el Basal is an archaeological site in , . Khirbat Umm el Basal is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of Elah and Horvat Itri.

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.

Archaeological site
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Horvat 'Ethri, or Umm Suweid, is an archaeological site situated in the in modern-day . Excavations at the site have uncovered the remains of a partially restored Jewish village from the Second Temple period. is situated 1½ km southwest of Khirbat Umm el Basal.

Peak
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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. is situated 2½ km southeast of Khirbat Umm el Basal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aderet and Givat Yeshayahu.

Village
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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
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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 2023 it had a population of 724. is situated 3 km west of Khirbat Umm el Basal.

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 3 km north of Khirbat Umm el Basal.

Khirbat Umm el Basal

Latitude
31.66235° or 31° 39′ 45″ north
Longitude
34.97869° or 34° 58′ 43″ east
Elevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMX6H+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2364917632
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
10266433
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In Other Languages

“Khirbat Umm el Basal” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “Khirbat Umm el Baṣal”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת אם אל בצל”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת אום אל בצל”

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