Horbat Kfar Soreq

Horbat Kfar Soreq is a ruins in , . Horbat Kfar Soreq is situated nearby to the hospital , as well as near the spring .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Regina Palaestinae and Timnah.

Church
Photo: LacoR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central . Located to the north-west of , between and kibbutz to the south and to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. is situated 620 metres southwest of Horbat Kfar Soreq.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Timnath or was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. is situated 4 km west of Horbat Kfar Soreq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Shemesh and Kfar Uriya.

Hamlet
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central . Located near above kibbutz and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56.

Village
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
Kfar Uria is a moshav in central Israel, located near in the . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, and in 2024, it had a population of 817.

Village
is a kibbutz in central . Located about 20 km from , near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 934.

Horbat Kfar Soreq

Latitude
31.77895° or 31° 46′ 44″ north
Longitude
34.9522° or 34° 57′ 8″ east
Open location code
8G3PQXH2+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477480
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Horbat Kfar Soreq” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “חורבת כפר שורק”

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