Asa’el
Asa'el, also known as Mitzpe Asa'el, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located three kilometres south-east of Shim'a, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Horvat ’Anim and Jattir.
Horvat ’Anim
Archaeological site
Horvat ʽAnim or Khirbet Ghuwein al-Tahta is a ruined hamlet and archaeological locality in the southern fringes of the Hebron Hills, within Israel’s Southern District, inside the Yatir Forest. Horvat ’Anim is situated 3 km southeast of Asa’el.
Jattir
Archaeological site
Photo: Shaofr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jattir is a town in Judea mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It was known as Iethira during the 4th century CE, when it was a Christian town. Jattir is situated 3½ km southwest of Asa’el.
Weizmann Institute Yatir Research Site
Tower
Photo: Okedem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yatir Forest is a forest in Israel on the edge of the Negev Desert. The forest covers an area of 30,000 dunams, and is the largest planted forest in Israel. Weizmann Institute Yatir Research Site is situated 3 km south of Asa’el.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Livne and Shim’a.
Livne
Village
Photo: benda2011, Public domain.
Livne, also known as Shani is an Israeli settlement. Located in the southern Judaean Mountains, straddling the Green Line and therefore partly in Israel and partly in the West Bank, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Livne is situated 3 km southeast of Asa’el.
Shim’a
Village
Photo: Eman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shim'a, also Yonadav, is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, along the Green Line south of Livne and Teneh Omarim. Located on a hill 600 metres above sea level, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. Shim’a is situated 3½ km northwest of Asa’el.
Lev Yatir
Village
Mahane Yatir, also known as Lev Yatir, is a village in the Yatir Forest in southern Israel. In 2023 it had a population of 332. Lev Yatir is situated 3½ km southeast of Asa’el.
Asa’el
- Type: Village
- Description: Israeli settlement in the West Bank
- Categories: Israeli settlement and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.37345° or 31° 22′ 24″ northLongitude
35.04376° or 35° 2′ 38″ eastElevation
667 metres (2,188 feet)Open location code
8G3Q92FV+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4190252866OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Asa’el” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أسائيل”
- Arabic: “عسائيل”
- Arabic: “عشهيل”
- Czech: “Asa’el”
- Czech: “Mitzpe Asa’el”
- Czech: “Mitzpe Asael”
- Dutch: “Asa’el”
- French: “Asa’el”
- Hebrew: “עשהאל”
- Hebrew: “עשהאל”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Asa’el”
- Polish: “Asa’el”
- Polish: “Asael”
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