Al Sil

Sela is a geographical name encountered several times in the Hebrew Bible, and applicable to a variety of locations. One site by this name is placed by the Second Book of Kings in Edom.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “As Sil‘”, “Khirbat al Sil”, and “Sela”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include بصيرا and Tafilah.

Village
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Busaira is a town in , , located between the towns of and and closer to the latter. Bozrah is a biblical city identified by some researchers with an archaeological site situated in the town of Busaira. is situated 6 km southeast of Al Sil.

Town
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, also spelled Tafila, is a city with a population of 27,559 people in southwestern , located 183 kilometers southwest of . It is the capital of . is situated 6 km north of Al Sil.

Al Sil

Latitude
30.7819° or 30° 46′ 55″ north
Longitude
35.5754° or 35° 34′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G2QQHJG+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 798883031
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q489724
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Al Sil” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Sela”
  • Arabic: “خربة السلع”
  • Arabic: “قرية السلع”
  • Bengali: “সেলা (ইদোম)”
  • Bengali: “সেলা”
  • Catalan: “Sela”
  • Dutch: “Sela”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قرية السلع”
  • French: “Al Sil”
  • French: “Sela”
  • German: “Sela”
  • Greek: “Σέλα”
  • Hebrew: “סלע (אדום)”
  • Hebrew: “סלע”
  • Persian: “سلع”
  • Portuguese: “Selá (Edom)”
  • Portuguese: “Selá”
  • Romanian: “Sela”
  • Russian: “Села”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sela”
  • Spanish: “as-Sala‛”
  • Spanish: “Jocteel”
  • Spanish: “Jokteel”
  • Spanish: “Petra”
  • Spanish: “Sela”
  • Spanish: “Selá”
  • Urdu: “سلع (ادوم)”
  • Urdu: “سلع”

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