Khirbet Shumeila
Khirbet Shumeila is an archaeological site in Jerusalem District, Israel. Khirbet Shumeila is situated nearby to the residential area Ganei HaEla, as well as near the square Rimonim Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horbat Bet Netef and Ganei HaEla.
Horbat Bet Netef
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif was a Palestinian village, located some 20 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, midway on the ancient Roman road between Beit Guvrin and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of Hebron. Horbat Bet Netef is situated 1 km south of Khirbet Shumeila.
Ganei HaEla
Residential area
Ganei HaEla is a community of Beit Shemesh in Israel with 96 homes geared toward Dati Leumi Torani and Modern Orthodox Jews. Ganei HaEla is situated 360 metres northeast of Khirbet Shumeila.
Tel Yarmut
Ruins
Photo: Shelly Eshkoli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tel Yarmuth or Khirbet Yarmuk is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Israel located 25 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem and near modern Beit Shemesh. Tel Yarmut is situated 2 km west of Khirbet Shumeila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Netiv HaLamed-Heh and Zanoah.
Netiv HaLamed-Heh
Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Netiv HaLamed-Heh is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 682.
Zanoah
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zanoah is a moshav in central Israel. Located adjacent to Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484. Zanoah is situated 3 km north of Khirbet Shumeila.
Aviezer
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aviezer is a small religious moshav in central Israel. Located seven kilometres south of Beit Shemesh, at the east end of the Elah valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 920. Aviezer is situated 3½ km southeast of Khirbet Shumeila.
Khirbet Shumeila
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.70497° or 31° 42′ 18″ northLongitude
34.99434° or 34° 59′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8G3PPX3V+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8567209668OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Khirbet Shumeila” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “חורבת שומילה”
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Highlights include Rimonim Center and Beit Medrash - Beit Mordechai.
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