Tel Yarmut

Tel Yarmuth or Khirbet Yarmuk is an ancient Near East archaeological site in located 25 kilometers southwest of and near modern .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: archaeological site in Jerusalem District, Israel
  • Also known as: “Khirbat al Yarmuk” and “Tel Yarmuth”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beit Jimal and Khirbet Qeiyafa.

Monastery
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or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by priests and brothers near , . The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that inside a cave in the area, there is the tomb of Saint Stephen or to have conserved his relics. is situated 2 km north of Tel Yarmut.

Archaeological site
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, also known as Elah Fortress and in Hebrew as Horbat Qayafa, is the site of an ancient fortress city overlooking the and dated to the first half of the 10th century BCE. is situated 2 km southwest of Tel Yarmut.

Ruins
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Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif was a Palestinian village, located some 20 kilometers southwest of , midway on the ancient Roman road between and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Tel Yarmut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaLamed-Heh and Zekharia.

Village
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is a kibbutz in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 682.

Village
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is a moshav in central . It sits on the site of the previous Palestinian village of Zakariyya, whose inhabitants were expelled in 1949 in the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. is situated 3 km west of Tel Yarmut.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484. is situated 3½ km northeast of Tel Yarmut.

Tel Yarmut

Latitude
31.70862° or 31° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
34.97506° or 34° 58′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G3PPX5G+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278475827
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q786554
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tel Yarmut” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة اليرموك”
  • Danish: “Tell Yarmouth”
  • French: “Tel Yarmouth”
  • Hebrew: “ירמות”
  • Hebrew: “תל ירמות”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tel Yarmut National Park and Tel Yarmut.

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