Khirbet Mehoz

Khirbet Mehoz is a ruins in , . Khirbet Mehoz is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the village .
Photo: Hoshvilim, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Horvat Tefen and Tefen cave.

Archaeological site
or Qal'at et-Tufaniya, alternatively Tefen Fortress, is an archaeological site in the Western Galilee region of northern . Located on a mountain ridge approximately 16 kilometres from the coastal city of , the site contains the remains of a short-lived hilltop fort dating to the early 1st century BCE. is situated 1½ km west of Khirbet Mehoz.

Cave
Photo: SAGI.SUL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1½ km northwest of Khirbet Mehoz.

School building
Photo: Kishorit, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a school building, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Khirbet Mehoz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lapidot and Deir al-Asad.

Village
Photo: SAGI.SUL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in northern . Located near and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 149.

Village
Photo: Asadi Bendel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Arab village in the Galilee region of , near . Together with the adjacent village of it formed the site of the Crusader monastery town of St.

Village
is a community settlement in northern . Located in the Galilee four kilometres north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 883.

Khirbet Mehoz

Latitude
32.95041° or 32° 57′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.27062° or 35° 16′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G4QX72C+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 980514703
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q55649868
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Khirbet Mehoz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة المخوز”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת מחוז”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include חורבת חשק and בור כיסרא.

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