Ancient Susya

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.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city near Mount Hebron, Judea, or Occupied West Bank Al Khalil Mountains
  • Also known as: “Susya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tell Maon.

Archaeological site
Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn, i.e. 'Ma'in Ruins/Tell of Ma'in', or Horvat Maon/H. Ma'on, 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. is situated 3 km east of Ancient Susya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Susiya and Susya.

Hamlet
Photo: Rabbis for Human Rights, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khirbet Susya is a Palestinian village in the . Palestinian villagers reported as living in caves and nearby tents are considered as belonging to a unique southern Hebron cave-dwelling culture present in the area since the early 19th century.

Village
Photo: עדירל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a religious community Israeli settlement in the . Located near the archaeological site of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.

Town
Photo: Ahmad hawamdeh, CC BY 3.0.
As Samu' or es-Samu' is a town in the of the , , 12 kilometers south of the city of and 60 kilometers southwest of . is situated 3½ km west of Ancient Susya.

Ancient Susya

Latitude
31.40698° or 31° 24′ 25″ north
Longitude
35.10144° or 35° 6′ 5″ east
Open location code
8G3QC442+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 439869598
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q248002
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Ancient Susya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سوسيا”
  • Catalan: “Susya”
  • Czech: “Susja”
  • Czech: “Susya”
  • Dutch: “Khirbet Susiya”
  • Dutch: “Susiya”
  • Dutch: “Susya”
  • French: “Soussiya”
  • French: “Susya”
  • German: “Khirbet Susiya”
  • German: “Susya”
  • Hebrew: “סוסיא העתיקה”
  • Hebrew: “סוסיא”
  • Italian: “Antica Susiya”
  • Italian: “Susiya”
  • Japanese: “スシャ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Susya”
  • Polish: “Suseja”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ملاهي and רוג’ום אל חמירי.

Nearby Places

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