Khirbet Umm a Shaqaf

Khirbet Umm a Shaqaf is a ruins in , . Khirbet Umm a Shaqaf is situated nearby to the cave , as well as near the village .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neta and Sikka, Hebron.

Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community settlement in south-central . Located next to the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 991.

Village
Sikka is a village in the district of the , in the south of the . is situated 2½ km east of Khirbet Umm a Shaqaf.

Village
is a Palestinian village located eighteen kilometers south-west of . The village is in the of , in the southern . The village had a population of 2,277 in 2017. is situated 3½ km east of Khirbet Umm a Shaqaf.

Khirbet Umm a Shaqaf

Latitude
31.48676° or 31° 29′ 12″ north
Longitude
34.9168° or 34° 55′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G3PFWP8+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 295847408
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q6589321
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Khirbet Umm a Shaqaf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة أم الشقف”
  • Hebrew: “חירבת אום א-שקף”
  • Hebrew: “חרבת אום א-שקף”
  • “خربة أم الشقف”
  • “دير محيسن”

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