Tel Hasi
Tell el-Hesi, or Tell el-Hesy, is a 25-acre archaeological site in Israel. It was the first major site excavated in Palestine, first by Flinders Petrie in 1890 and later by Frederick Jones Bliss in 1891 and 1892, both sponsored by the Palestine Exploration Fund.- Type: Ruins
- Description: archaeological site in Southern District, Israel
- Also known as: “Tell el Hasi”, “Tell el-Hesi”, and “Tell el-Hesy”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eitan and Ahuzam.
Eitan
Village
Eitan is a national-religious moshav in south-central Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 936. Eitan is situated 3 km northeast of Tel Hasi.
Ahuzam
Village
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ahuzam is a moshav in southern Israel. Located around five kilometres south of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 its population was 556. Ahuzam is situated 4 km east of Tel Hasi.
Shalva
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shalva is a moshav shitufi in southern Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 677. Shalva is situated 4 km northeast of Tel Hasi.
Tel Hasi
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.54713° or 31° 32′ 50″ northLongitude
34.7307° or 34° 43′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G3PGPWJ+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 278469647OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2067518
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Tel Hasi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل الحسي”
- Catalan: “Tell el-Hesi”
- Chinese: “特尔·赫希”
- Dutch: “Tell el-Hesi”
- Esperanto: “Tell el-Hesi”
- German: “Tell el-Hesi”
- Hebrew: “תל אל-חסי”
- Hebrew: “תל חסי”
- Italian: “Tell el-Hesi”
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