Zif
Ziph was a town of Judah, located in the Judean Mountains south-east of Hebron. According to the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel 23, David hid himself from Saul here.- Type: Residential area
- Description: former town in the Judean Mountains, south-east of Hebron
- Also known as: “Ziph”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Ar-Rifa’iyya.
Ar-Rifa’iyya
Residential area
Ar-Rifa'iyya, is a Palestinian village in the… Ar-Rifa’iyya is situated 3 km southeast of Zif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khallet al-Maiya and Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever.
Khallet al-Maiya
Village
Khalet al-Maiyya خلة المية is a Palestinian village… Khallet al-Maiya is situated 3 km southeast of Zif.
Ma’ale Hever;Maale Hever
Village
Ad Deirat
Village
Ad-Deirat, is a village on the outskirts of Yatta in the Palestinian Hebron Governorate. Ad Deirat is situated 4 km southeast of Zif.
Zif
- Categories: former town, hill, tell, and biblical place
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.46688° or 31° 28′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.1309° or 35° 7′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G3QF48J+Q9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Zif” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “زِيفْ”
- Cebuano: “Tall Zīf”
- Dutch: “Tall Zīf”
- Hebrew: “זיף”
- Russian: “Зиф”
- Ukrainian: “Зіф”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Al Sayed Qutob Mosque and בונקר ירדני.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: دوار الزيتونة and Zeef Cafe.
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