Khirbet Midrag
Khirbet Midrag is a ruins in Jerusalem District, Israel. Khirbet Midrag is situated nearby to the monument Scroll of Fire, as well as near the scenic viewpoint מצפה יוסי.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scroll of Fire and Me‘arat Bené Berit.
Scroll of Fire
Monument
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scroll of Fire is a monument found in the Forest of the Martyrs, on the western outskirts of Jerusalem. It commemorates Jewish history from The Holocaust until the independence of the State of Israel in 1948. Scroll of Fire is situated 310 metres east of Khirbet Midrag.
Me‘arat Bené Berit
Cave
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Me‘arat Bené Berit is a cave, which is situated 1 km northwest of Khirbet Midrag.
Kasla
Ruins
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasla or Kesla was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 17, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Dani. It was located 17 km west of Jerusalem. Kasla is situated 1½ km northeast of Khirbet Midrag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ksalon and Beit Meir.
Ksalon
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ksalon is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 521.
Beit Meir
Village
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Meir is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located around nine miles from Jerusalem, just off the Highway 1, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 678. Beit Meir is situated 2½ km north of Khirbet Midrag.
Eshtaol
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eshtaol is a moshav in central Israel, and a biblical location mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges and in the first Book of Chronicles. Located 6 km north of the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Eshtaol is situated 3 km west of Khirbet Midrag.
Khirbet Midrag
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.77218° or 31° 46′ 20″ northLongitude
35.04079° or 35° 2′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ2CR+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1227901498OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Khirbet Midrag” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חורבת מדרג‘”
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