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Tell Maon

Horvat Maon/H. Ma'on, Arabic: Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn, i.e. 'Ma'in Ruins/Tell of Ma'in', is an archaeological site in the Hebron Hills, , rising 863 metres above sea level, where the remains of the ancient town of Ma'on have been excavated.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient biblical settlement near Hebron
  • Also known as: “Maon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ancient Susya.

Archaeological site
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Susya is a location in the southern in the . It houses an archaeological site with extensive remains from the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, including the ruins of an archeologically notable synagogue, repurposed as a after the Muslim conquest of Palestine in the 7th century. is situated 3 km west of Tell Maon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avigail and Al-Karmil.

Village
Avigayil is an illegal Israeli settlement in the . It lies between the settlements of and in the southern Hebron Hills. The settlement is situated east of the Israeli West Bank barrier, 4.7 km kilometers from the Green line on what is officially known as Hilltop 850.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south of . The village is in the Southern , within Area A under total Palestinian control.

Village
Photo: יורם שורק, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tawani or is a Palestinian village in the south Hebron Hills of the . Many of the village's residents formerly lived in dwelling caves.

Tell Maon

Latitude
31.40938° or 31° 24′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.13354° or 35° 8′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G3QC45M+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1299698878
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q104863506
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Satellite Map

Discover Tell Maon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tell Maon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة ماعون”
  • French: “Maôn”
  • Hebrew: “תל מעון”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include בית הכנסת העתיק במעון and בסיס ריחיים.

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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 “Tell Maon”. Photo: Sheepdog85, CC BY-SA 3.0.