Tura ruins
Tura ruins is a scenic viewpoint in Jerusalem District, Israel. Tura ruins is situated nearby to the archaeological site Columbarium, as well as near the spring Ein Tura.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbarium and Dayr al-Shaykh.
Columbarium
Archaeological site
Photo: Ealfons1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A columbarium, also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. Columbarium is situated 290 metres south of Tura ruins.
Dayr al-Shaykh
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dayr al-Shaykh, also spelt Deir esh Sheikh, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, also known as the Jerusalem corridor. It was located 16 kilometers west of Jerusalem. Dayr al-Shaykh is situated 1 km southeast of Tura ruins.
Har Yaala
Scenic viewpoint
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Har Yaala is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km west of Tura ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nes Harim and Ramat Raziel.
Nes Harim
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nes Harim is a moshav settlement in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh and eight kilometres west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Ramat Raziel
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ramat Raziel is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the centre of the Jerusalem corridor, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 684.
Ksalon
Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ksalon is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 521.
Tura ruins
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.75537° or 31° 45′ 19″ northLongitude
35.06125° or 35° 3′ 41″ eastElevation
585 metres (1,919 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ346+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4375306175OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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In Other Languages
“Tura ruins” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חורבת טורה”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ein Tura and כנסיה ביזנטית.
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