Ahiya
Ahiya is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, about 1.5 km southeast of the Palestinian village of Jalud. It falls under the purview of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: Israeli outpost in the West Bank
- Also known as: “Achia”, “Ahia”, and “Ahiya, Mateh Binyamin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shiloh.
Shiloh
Shiloh was an ancient city and sanctuary in ancient Israel now located in the West Bank, Palestine. According to the Hebrew Bible, Shiloh was one of the main centers of Israelite worship during the pre-monarchic period, before the First Temple in Jerusalem was built. Shiloh is situated 3½ km west of Ahiya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esh Kodesh and Jalud.
Esh Kodesh
Village
Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esh Kodesh is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. Israeli outposts in the West Bank are considered illegal both under international law as well as under Israeli law.
Jalud
Village
Jalud is a Palestinian village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank. It is approximately 30 kilometers south of Nablus and is situated just east of Qaryut, south of Qusra and northeast of Shilo, an Israeli settlement.
Keida
Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keida, also transcribed Kida, is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank named after a genus of flower that grows in the region. It is situated just off the Allon Road, a five-minute drive east of Shilo, which is the mother-town of these outposts.
Ahiya
- Categories: Israeli outpost and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.06083° or 32° 3′ 39″ northLongitude
35.32761° or 35° 19′ 39″ eastElevation
854 metres (2,802 feet)Open location code
8G4Q386H+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 1320755288OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Ahiya” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Achija”
- Dutch: “Ahiya, Mateh Binyamin”
- French: “Ahiya”
- Hebrew: “אחיה”
- Igbo: “Ahiya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ahiya i Mateh Binyamin”
Localities in the Area
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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. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ahiya”. Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.