Khirbet Shumeila

Khirbet Shumeila is an archaeological site in , . Khirbet Shumeila is situated nearby to the residential area , as well as near the square .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Horbat Bet Netef and Ganei HaEla.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif was a Palestinian village, located some 20 kilometers southwest of , midway on the ancient Roman road between and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of . is situated 1 km south of Khirbet Shumeila.

Residential area
is a community of in with 96 homes geared toward Dati Leumi Torani and Modern Orthodox Jews. is situated 360 metres northeast of Khirbet Shumeila.

Ruins
Photo: Shelly Eshkoli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tel Yarmuth or Khirbet Yarmuk is an ancient Near East archaeological site in located 25 kilometers southwest of and near modern . is situated 2 km west of Khirbet Shumeila.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaLamed-Heh and Zanoah.

Village
Photo: דג קטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a kibbutz in central . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 682.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484. is situated 3 km north of Khirbet Shumeila.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small religious moshav in central . Located seven kilometres south of , 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. is situated 3½ km southeast of Khirbet Shumeila.

Khirbet Shumeila

Latitude
31.70497° or 31° 42′ 18″ north
Longitude
34.99434° or 34° 59′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G3PPX3V+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8567209668
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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In Other Languages

“Khirbet Shumeila” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “חורבת שומילה”

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