שער דרומי

שער דרומי is a city gate in , . שער דרומי is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the city gate .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Khirbet Qeiyafa and Tel Azekah.

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.

Ruins
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Azekah was an ancient town in the guarding the upper reaches of the , about 26 km northwest of . The current tell by that name, also known as or Tell Zakariya, has been identified with the biblical Azekah, dating back to the Canaanite period. is situated 2 km west of שער דרומי.

Ruins
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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 שער דרומי.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zekharia and Netiv HaLamed-Heh.

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
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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. is situated 2½ km east of שער דרומי.

Village
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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 שער דרומי.

שער דרומי

Latitude
31.69557° or 31° 41′ 44″ north
Longitude
34.95757° or 34° 57′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G3PMXW5+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14137429840
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
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