Atir
Atir is a hamlet in Southern District, Israel. Atir is situated nearby to the village Kawain, as well as near Kuhlih.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jattir and Weizmann Institute Yatir Research Site.
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 north of Atir.
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 3½ km northeast of Atir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lev Yatir and Kuhlih.
Lev Yatir
Village
Mahane Yatir, also known as Lev Yatir, is a village in the Yatir Forest in southern Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 353. Lev Yatir is situated 4 km northeast of Atir.
Kuhlih
Village
Kukhleh is a Negev Bedouin village in southern Israel. Located between the Bedouin towns of Hura and Kuseife, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 372. Kuhlih is situated 5 km southeast of Atir.
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 5 km northeast of Atir.
Atir
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.32446° or 31° 19′ 28″ northLongitude
35.02732° or 35° 1′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8G3Q82FG+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1077259656OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Atir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عتير”
- French: “Atir”
- Hebrew: “עתיר”
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