Susiya

Khirbet Susya is a Palestinian village in the . Palestinian villagers reported as living in caves and nearby tents are considered as belonging to a unique southern Hebron cave-dwelling culture present in the area since the early 19th century.
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Photo: Rabbis for Human Rights, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Hamlet with 164 residents
  • Description: place in West Bank
  • Also known as: “Khirbet Susya” and “Susya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ancient Susya and Tell Maon.

Archaeological site
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susya is a location in the southern in the . It houses an archaeological site with extensive remains from the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, including the ruins of an archeologically notable synagogue, repurposed as a after the Muslim conquest of Palestine in the 7th century.

Archaeological site
Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn, i.e. 'Ma'in Ruins/Tell of Ma'in', or Horvat Maon/H. Ma'on, is an archaeological site in the Hebron Hills, , rising 863 metres above sea level, where the remains of the ancient town of Ma'on have been excavated. is situated 2½ km east of Susiya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Susya and Avigail.

Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a religious community Israeli settlement in the . Located near the archaeological site of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.

Village
Avigayil is an illegal Israeli settlement in the . It lies between the settlements of and in the southern Hebron Hills. The settlement is situated east of the Israeli West Bank barrier, 4.7 km kilometers from the Green line on what is officially known as Hilltop 850. is situated 3 km east of Susiya.

Hamlet
is an unauthorized Israeli settlement in the Israeli-occupied . Located two kilometres south-east of the settlement of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. is situated 3 km southeast of Susiya.

Susiya

Latitude
31.40111° or 31° 24′ 4″ north
Longitude
35.1087° or 35° 6′ 31″ east
Population
164
Open location code
8G3QC425+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4375482475
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q7055534
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Susiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة سوسيا”
  • Arabic: “معرض تراث (تطريز)”
  • Catalan: “Khirbet Susya”
  • Dutch: “Khirbet Susya”
  • French: “Susya”
  • Hebrew: “ח’ירבת סוסיא”
  • Hebrew: “סוסיא הערבית”
  • Hebrew: “סוסיא”
  • Japanese: “キルベット・スシャ”
  • Japanese: “スシャ”
  • Japanese: “スシヤ”
  • Spanish: “Susiya”
  • “Khirbet Susya”
  • “Susiya”
  • “Susya”

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