Ruins of Sakia
Ruins of Sakia is a ruins in Jerusalem District, Israel. Ruins of Sakia is situated nearby to the ruins Gat, as well as near the spring Ein Ofra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbarium and Yad Kennedy.
Columbarium
Archaeological site
Photo: Ealfons1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. Columbarium is situated 3½ km west of Ruins of Sakia.
Yad Kennedy
Yad Kennedy, located in the Mateh Yehuda Region near Jerusalem, is a memorial to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. Yad Kennedy is situated 3½ km east of Ruins of Sakia.
Dayr al-Shaykh
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dayr al-Shaykh, also spelt Deir esh Sheikh, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, also known as the Jerusalem corridor. It was located 16 kilometers west of Jerusalem. Dayr al-Shaykh is situated 3 km west of Ruins of Sakia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mevo Beiter and Bar Giora.
Mevo Beiter
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mevo Beitar is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located ten kilometres south-west of Jerusalem in the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,125. Mevo Beiter is situated 2½ km south of Ruins of Sakia.
Bar Giora
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bar Giora is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 728. Bar Giora is situated 2½ km southwest of Ruins of Sakia.
Tzur Hadassah
Village
Photo: Idont, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tzur Hadassah is a town located in the Jerusalem Corridor, located 12 kilometres southwest of Jerusalem, at an altitude of 755 meters above sea level, located on Route 375 west of Beitar Illit, about one kilometer west of the Green Line, adjacent to the Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin. Tzur Hadassah is situated 3 km south of Ruins of Sakia.
Ruins of Sakia
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.74362° or 31° 44′ 37″ northLongitude
35.09653° or 35° 5′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8G3QP3VW+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2365272073OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From German to Hebrew—“Ruins of Sakia” goes by many names.
- German: “Ruinen von Sakia”
- Hebrew: “חורבת בית סקיה”
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Highlights include Gat and Ein Ofra.
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