Tel Eked

Khirbet el-ʻAqd or Horvat ʻEqed is an archaeological site in the Latrun salient of the , approximately 22 km northwest of . 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel
  • Also known as: “Horvat ’Eqed”, “Horvat Eqed”, and “Hurvat Eqed”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emmaus Nicopolis and Tel Ayalon.

Archaeological site
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Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus. is situated 2 km west of Tel Eked.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km east of Tel Eked.

Ruins
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Imwas or Emmaus, known in classical times as Nicopolis, is a former Palestinian village ethnically cleansed by , located 12 kilometres southeast of the city of and 26 kilometres from in the salient of the . is situated 1½ km west of Tel Eked.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latrun and Mevo Horon.

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is a hilltop in overlooking the road between and , 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem. The hill is home to several sights.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav shitufi in the Israeli-occupied . Located near and the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . is situated 3 km northeast of Tel Eked.

Village
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, also known as Wahat as-Salam is a cooperative village in , jointly founded by Israeli Jews and Arabs in an attempt to show that the two peoples can live side by side peacefully, as well as to conduct educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples. is situated 3½ km southwest of Tel Eked.

Tel Eked

Latitude
31.83626° or 31° 50′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.00858° or 35° 0′ 31″ east
Elevation
375 metres (1,230 feet)
Open location code
8G3QR2P5+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1450103663
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q20502583
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tel Eked” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة العقد”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת עקד”
  • Hebrew: “תל עקד”

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