As Simiya

Khirbat al-Simia is a Palestinian village located four kilometers north-west of .The village is in the Southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,705 in mid-year 2006.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 1,710 residents
  • Description: village council in Hebron Governorate
  • Also known as: “Khirbat al-Simia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Otniel Yeshiva.

Building
Photo: איתן96, CC BY 3.0.
Yeshivat Otniel is a hesder yeshiva located in , an Israeli settlement in the . It is co-headed by the Rabbis Benni Kalmanzon and Re'em Ha'Cohen, who also serves as the settlement's rabbi. is situated 3 km northwest of As Simiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otniel and as-Samu.

Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Orthodox Israeli settlement in the . Located in the southern , south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. is situated 3 km northwest of As Simiya.

Town
Photo: Ahmad hawamdeh, CC BY 3.0.
As Samu' or es-Samu' is a town in the of the , , 12 kilometers south of the city of and 60 kilometers southwest of . is situated 3 km southeast of As Simiya.

Hamlet
Eshtemoa, also transcribed Ashtemoe, Eshtemo, and Esthama, was an ancient city in the , specifically in the southern Hebron Hills, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. is situated 3½ km southwest of As Simiya.

As Simiya

Latitude
31.41636° or 31° 24′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.04118° or 35° 2′ 28″ east
Population
1,710
Open location code
8G3QC28R+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4231883175
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q6401738
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“As Simiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السيميا”
  • Arabic: “خربة السيميا”
  • Catalan: “Khirbat al-Simia”
  • Dutch: “Khirbat al-Simia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “خربة السيميا”
  • French: “Khirbat al-Simia”
  • Hebrew: “א־סימיא”
  • Hebrew: “ח’ירבת א-סימיא”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת א-סימיא”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Khirbat al-Simia”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include אחוזת קבר and מערת קבורה.

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