Tel Eked
Khirbet el-ʻAqd or Horvat ʻEqed is an archaeological site in the Latrun salient of the West Bank, approximately 22 km northwest of Jerusalem. The site, situated on a hill, contains the ruins of an ancient fortified town dating from the Hellenistic period through the Bar Kokhba Revolt, after which the site was ultimately abandoned.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 375 metres (1,230 feet)
- Description: archaeological site in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel
- Also known as“Horvat ’Eqed”“Hurvat Eqed”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Emmaus Nicopolis
Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament.
2 km west of Tel Eked
Amoas
Imwas or Emmaus, known in classical times…
1½ km west of Tel Eked
Tel Ayalon
Tel Ayalon is an archaeological site.
1½ km east of Tel Eked
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latrun and Mevo Horon.
Mevo Horon
Mevo Horon is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
3 km northeast of Tel Eked
Neve Shalom
Neve Shalom, also known as Wahat as-Salam…
3½ km southwest of Tel Eked
Tel Eked
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Latitude
31.83626° or 31° 50′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.00858° or 35° 0′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G3QR2P5+GC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tel Eked” goes by many names.
خربة العقدArabic
חורבת עקדHebrew
תל עקדHebrew
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