Khirbet DJumdjum

Khirbet Jamjum is an archaeological site located in the western Hebron Hills of the modern-day . The settlement occupies the summit and southern saddle of a prominent limestone ridge.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archeological site located at the western part of Gush Etzion
  • Also known as: “Khirbet Jamjum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gush Etsyon Junction.

Bus stop
Gush Etzion Junction, also known simply as Gush Junction, is a 120-dunam business, commercial and tourism center in the southern , which serves as the entry point to the bloc of settlements. is situated 4 km southeast of Khirbet DJumdjum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gvaot and Bat Ayin.

Village
Photo: Davcza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gevaot is an Israeli outpost located in the , in the westernmost area of the settlement bloc. It is named for the hills from which Balaam spoke, according to Numbers 23:9, just like the neighbouring settlement .

Village
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement in in the , between and , founded in 1989 by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburg, in lands that Israel confiscated from the neighbouring Palestinian villages of and .

Hamlet
is a small Palestinian village southwest of in the , perched on a hill that rises about 995 metres above sea level.

Khirbet DJumdjum

Latitude
31.66868° or 31° 40′ 7″ north
Longitude
35.1019° or 35° 6′ 7″ east
Open location code
8G3QM492+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1617060246
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q12407261
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Khirbet DJumdjum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة جمجم”
  • Hebrew: “ח’ירבת ג’ומג’ום”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת ג’ומג’ום”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת ג’ומג’ום”
  • Hebrew: “חירבת ג’ומג’ום”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ein Livne and חוות קשואלה.

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