Horbat Rahba

Horbat Rahba is a ruins in , . Horbat Rahba is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: archaeological site in Negev Mountains, Israel
  • Also known as: “Hurva Rahba” and “Khirba Irdeiha”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dimona Cemetery and Dimona.

Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km north of Horbat Rahba.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
railway station is a train station in , , opened in 2005. It is on a 35-kilometre-long line between and , a separate operating line within Israel Railways. is situated 3 km northwest of Horbat Rahba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dimona and Kasr a Sir.

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in the north-eastern desert of . It is the third-largest city in the Negev, with a population of about 34,000. is mostly known for the nearby nuclear research facility, which according to various unofficial publications is the home of Israel's nuclear weapons program.

Village
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Qasr al-Sir is a Bedouin village in the desert in southern , adjacent to highway 25. The village covers 4,776 dunams. Located three kilometres west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Neve Midbar Regional Council. is situated 6 km northwest of Horbat Rahba.

Village
Abu Qrenat is a Bedouin village in . It's located in the , south of Highway 25, between the village of to the west and the Al-Talma mountain ridge to the east. is situated 10 km northwest of Horbat Rahba.

Horbat Rahba

Latitude
31.05° or 31° 3′ north
Longitude
35.03333° or 35° 2′ east
Open location code
8G3Q22XM+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473389
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q81892152
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In Other Languages

“Horbat Rahba” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “חורבת רחבה”

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