Khirbat Umm Tunis

Khirbat Umm Tunis is an archaeological site in , . Khirbat Umm Tunis is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the archaeological site .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of Elah and Tel Adullam.

Valley
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , Ella Valley, or Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in the area of . It is best known from the Hebrew Bible incident where David defeated Goliath.

Peak
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adullam is an ancient ruin once numbered among the thirty-six cities of Canaan whose kings "Joshua and the children of Israel smote". After that, it fell as an inheritance to the tribe of Judah and was included in the northern division of the "lowland" cities of the land of Judah.

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". is situated 2½ km northwest of Khirbat Umm Tunis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aderet and Neve Michael.

Village
Photo: Ranbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located in the foothills in the region, south of , west of and overlooking the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also known as Roglit, is a moshav in central . Located in the region and built upon an eminence in the far south-east end of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giv'ot Eden, also spelled Geva'ot Eden, is a community settlement in central , officially designated as such in 2023. Located in the Judean Mountains, 41.7 kilometres southwest of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Khirbat Umm Tunis

Latitude
31.6647° or 31° 39′ 53″ north
Longitude
34.99292° or 34° 59′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G3PMX7V+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2364920219
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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In Other Languages

“Khirbat Umm Tunis” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “חורבת אם טונס”

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