Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Tel Rai

Khirbet er-Ra'i, also Khirbet al-Ra'i, is an archaeological site in the region of . It is located 4 km west of . Archeological excavations conducted in Khirbet er-Ra'i in the past decade have uncovered remains dating back to the 12th-10th centuries BCE.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Archaeological site in Israel
  • Also known as: “Khirbet a-Ra’i” and “Khirbet er-Ra’i”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tel Erani.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of in the of . It is also known by the name ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh, although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn. is situated 4 km northwest of Tel Rai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sde Moshe and Lakhish.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish, about three kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 678. is situated 2½ km northwest of Tel Rai.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in the northern in south-central . Located south-east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Regional Council. is situated 4 km southeast of Tel Rai.

Village
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY 2.5.
No'am is a religious moshav in south-central . Located in Hevel Lakhish, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 466. is situated 4 km southwest of Tel Rai.

Tel Rai

Latitude
31.59093° or 31° 35′ 27″ north
Longitude
34.8193° or 34° 49′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G3PHRR9+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6597282348
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q89137529
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Tel Rai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة الراعي”
  • Hebrew: “ח’ירבת א-ראעי”
  • Hebrew: “ח’רבת א-ראעי”
  • Hebrew: “תל ראעי”
  • Spanish: “Khirbet er-Ra’i”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shahariya and Khirbat Keroa.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tel Rai”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.