Hurvat Cold

Hurvat Cold is a ruins in , . Hurvat Cold is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the protected area .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khirbet Qeiyafa and Tel Sokho.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE. is situated 470 metres west of Hurvat Cold.

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".

Ruins
Photo: Shelly Eshkoli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tel Yarmuth or Khirbet Yarmuk is an ancient Near East archaeological site in located 25 kilometers southwest of and near modern . is situated 2 km northeast of Hurvat Cold.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaLamed-Heh and Zekharia.

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 2024 it had a population of 682.

Village
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is a moshav in central . It sits on the ancient Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949. Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
Photo: היידן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a moshav in central . Located in the around ten kilometres south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 719. is situated 3 km south of Hurvat Cold.

Hurvat Cold

Latitude
31.69537° or 31° 41′ 43″ north
Longitude
34.96216° or 34° 57′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G3PMXW6+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11737538583
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

“Hurvat Cold” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “חורבת קולד”

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