Herodion Ruins

The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: mountain in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Herodium”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sdeh Bar and Beit Ta’mir.

Village
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Ranch is a residential children's home dedicated to the rehabilitation of boys at risk ׁׂׂׂ. Founded in 1998, the 25-acre ranch provides a unique therapeutic approach, allowing the troubled youth to rebuild their sense of security and re-establish their trust in themselves and their peers, so that they can become contributing members of society.

Village
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Beit Ta'mir is a Palestinian village located six kilometers southeast of .The town is in the central . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,596 in 2017.

Village
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Kfar Eldad is an Israeli settlement organised as a community settlement in the , south of . Kfar Eldad is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council.

Herodion Ruins

Latitude
31.66561° or 31° 39′ 56″ north
Longitude
35.24182° or 35° 14′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G3QM68R+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 431633653
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q913099
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Herodion Ruins” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الفرديس”
  • Arabic: “جبل الفريديس”
  • Basque: “Herodion”
  • Belarusian: “Ірадыён”
  • Bulgarian: “Иродион”
  • Catalan: “Heròdion”
  • Catalan: “Herodium”
  • Catalan: “Heròdium”
  • Chinese: “希律堡”
  • Czech: “Herodion”
  • Czech: “Herodium”
  • Danish: “Herodion”
  • Danish: “Herodium”
  • Dutch: “Herodion”
  • Dutch: “Herodium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هيروديون”
  • Esperanto: “Herodio”
  • Finnish: “Herodion”
  • French: “Herodion”
  • French: “Hérodion”
  • French: “Herodium”
  • French: “Palais d’Hérode”
  • German: “Herodeion”
  • German: “Herodeum”
  • German: “Herodion”
  • German: “Herodium”
  • Greek: “Ηρώδειο”
  • Hebrew: “ההרודיון”
  • Hebrew: “הר הורדוס”
  • Hebrew: “הרודיון”
  • Hebrew: “הרודיס”
  • Indonesian: “Herodium”
  • Indonesian: “Taman Nasional Herodium”
  • Italian: “Erodio”
  • Italian: “Herodeion”
  • Italian: “Herodion”
  • Italian: “Herodium”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale di Herodion”
  • Italian: “Parco nazionale di Herodion”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale Herodion”
  • Japanese: “ヘロデオン”
  • Latin: “Herodium”
  • Latvian: “Hērodions”
  • Luxembourgish: “Herodion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Herodion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Herodium”
  • Norwegian: “Herodium”
  • Persian: “هیرودیوم”
  • Polish: “Herodion”
  • Polish: “Herodium”
  • Portuguese: “Heródio”
  • Portuguese: “Herodium”
  • Russian: “Геродион”
  • Russian: “Иродион”
  • Russian: “Национальный парк Иродион”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Herodijum”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Herodion”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Herodium”
  • Slovak: “Herodium”
  • Slovenian: “Herodij”
  • Spanish: “Herodion”
  • Spanish: “Herodión”
  • Spanish: “Herodium”
  • Swedish: “Herodion”
  • Swedish: “herodium”
  • Swedish: “Herodium”
  • Ukrainian: “Геродіон”
  • Ukrainian: “Іродіон”
  • Urdu: “ہیرودیون”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Herodian living quarters and Ritual Bath (Miqve).

Nearby Places

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