Dayr al-Shaykh

Dayr al-Shaykh, also spelt Deir esh Sheikh, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, also known as the . It was located 16 kilometers west of .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: former Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem corridor
  • Also known as: “Dar el-Sheikh”, “Dar esh-Sheikh”, “Dayr al-Sheikh”, “Deir al Sheikh”, “Deir el-Sheikh”, “Deir esh-Sheikh”, and “Der esch-schech”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Columbarium and Bayt ‘Itab.

Archaeological site
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A , also called a cinerarium, is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead. is situated 690 metres northwest of Dayr al-Shaykh.

Scenic viewpoint
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Bayt ʿIṭṭāb was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. Both during and after its incorporation into Crusader fiefdoms in the 12th century, its population was Arab. is situated 2 km southwest of Dayr al-Shaykh.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km west of Dayr al-Shaykh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nes Harim and Bar Giora.

Village
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is a moshav settlement in central . Located in the foothills near and eight kilometres west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Village
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is a moshav in the Judean Mountains in . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 757.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located in the centre of the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 684. is situated 3 km north of Dayr al-Shaykh.

Dayr al-Shaykh

Latitude
31.74887° or 31° 44′ 56″ north
Longitude
35.06727° or 35° 4′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G3QP3X8+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8244013101
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2904507
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Dayr al-Shaykh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دار الشيخ”
  • Arabic: “دير الشيخ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير الشيخ”
  • Hebrew: “דיר א-שיח‘”
  • Hebrew: “דיר א-שיח’”
  • Indonesian: “Dayr al-Shaykh”
  • Persian: “دیر الشیخ”
  • Polish: “Dajr al-Szeik”
  • Polish: “Dajr asz-Szajch”
  • Urdu: “دیر الشیخ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ein Tura and פגיוניות.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Nes Harim and Levona/Halamit Road.

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