Khirbat Kan‘ān
District of Hebron
West Bank - Palestinian Territory

Kfar Etzion massacre

The Kfar Etzion massacre was a massacre of 129 Jews by the Arab Legion on May 13, 1948, the day before the Israeli Declaration of Independence. All but four of the 133 inhabitants of Kibbutz Kfar Etzion were killed during a three-hour bombardment by Arab artillery, in the wake of a siege that lasted several days. When the remaining defenders surrendered, they assembled near the school where they were photographed waving white flags with their hands in the air.

Located at 31.649, 35.1154 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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1948 Arab–Israeli War, Mass murder in 1948, Conflicts in 1948, Gush Etzion, Massacres in Palestine

Hebron University

The Hebron University is an independent Palestinian institution of higher education, with over 7,800 students, around 75% of whom are female. Hebron University was established in 1971 by a group of notable Palestinians led by the late mayor of Hebron, Sheikh Mohammed Ali Al-Ja’bari. The University has an open registration policy that encourages students from every segment of Palestinian society to apply to the different Faculties.

Located at 31.55, 35.0928 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in the Palestinian territories, Educational institutions established in 1971, Hebron

Ma'on, Har Hebron

Ma'on is an Israeli settlement and a moshav shitufi in the Judean Hills of the West Bank, located south of Hebron and north of Beersheba. It is part of the Har Hebron Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Located at 31.4133, 35.1639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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West Bank, Judea and Samaria Area, Religious Israeli settlements

Abraham Avinu Synagogue

The Abraham Avinu Synagogue was built by Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi in the Jewish Quarter of Hebron in 1540. The domed structure represented the physical center of the Jewish Quarter of Hebron, and became the spiritual center of the Jewish Community there and a major center for the study of Kabalah. It was restored in 1738 and enlarged in 1864.

Located at 31.524, 35.1077 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Orthodox synagogues, Synagogues in the West Bank, Hebron, 16th-century synagogues

Beracah

Beracah is a valley in the Hebrew Bible. It was named the "Valley of Blessings by Jehoshaphat after his victory over Moab and Ammon, as is recounted in the Book of Chronicles. The valley is on the main road from Hebron to Jerusalem. According to Chronicles, Jehoshaphat gathered his people together and prayed to God for deliverance. God answered his prayer by stirring up the enemy to kill each other. When Jehoshaphat and his army entered the valley the enemy had completely destroyed themselves.

Located at 31.6339, 35.1177 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Valleys of Israel, Hebrew Bible places

Pnei Kedem

Pnei Kedem, is an Israeli settlement south of Bethlehem in the West Bank located in the eastern Judean Mountains near Nahal Arugot (the Arugot Stream) at an elevation of 900 metres above sea level. The village was built in October 2000 with assistance from Amana within the boundaries of the nearby Israeli settlement of Metzad and on adjacent state-owned lands.

Located at 31.5883, 35.1958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Israeli settlements, Populated places established in 2000, Gush Etzion, Gush Etzion Regional Council

Har Hevron Regional Council

The Har Hevron Regional Council is an Israeli regional council in the southern Judean Hills area of Mount Hebron, in the southern West Bank. The headquarters are located adjacent to Otniel. The council was established in 1983. The chairman of the council is Tzviki Bar Chai. While Kiryat Arba is physically located within the territory of the Har Hevron Regional Council, it is an independent town.

Located at 31.4394, 35.0281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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West Bank, Har Hebron Regional Council, Regional councils in Israel, Government agencies established in 1983

Palestine Polytechnic University

Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) is a university located in Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian National Authority. The school was founded in 1978 by the University Graduates Union (UGU), a non-profit organization in Hebron. Enrolment in 2007 was greater than 5000 students.

Located at 31.5336, 35.0972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in the Palestinian territories, Hebron, Educational institutions established in 1990

Hebron Governorate

The Hebron Governorate is an administrative district of the Palestinian National Authority in the southern West Bank. It extends south to, and includes most of, the Dead Sea. The governorate's land area is 1,060 square kilometers and its population according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in mid-year 2010 was 600,364. This makes the Hebron Governorate the largest of 16 governorates in both population and land area in the Palestinian territories.

Located at 31.5, 35.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hebron Governorate, Geography of the West Bank

Beit HaShalom

Beit HaShalom, (Hebrew: בית השלום‎, lit. the House of Peace, or, otherwise, Beit HaMeriva, or the Al Rajabi House settlement is a four-story structure that housed a local Hebron Jewish community of 25 families, youth and yeshiva students. The structure is located on the main road linking Kiryat Arba to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The site was reportedly purchased by a descendant of the earlier Hebron community.

Located at 31.5267, 35.1132 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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West Bank, Hebron, Jewish communities

Negohot

Negohot is an communal settlement and Israeli settlement in the southern Hebron Hills of the West Bank. It is located on a hill 700 metres above sea level to the west of the Hebron area, and is administered by the Har Hebron Regional Council. The nearest Israeli locality is Shekef, a moshav a few kilometres over the Green Line in the Hevel Lakhish area of the Shephelah.

Located at 31.4928, 34.9833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Religious Israeli settlements, West Bank, Judea and Samaria Area, Populated places established in 1998, Community settlements in Israel, Nahal settlements

Carmel, Har Hebron

Carmel is an Israeli settlement in south-east Har Hebron area of the West Bank. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Har Hebron Regional Council and associates ideologically with the Amana settlement movement. The moshav was founded in 1980, as a Nahal military-establishment, and was "civilianized" in 1981. Today, the settlement is home to approximately 70 families. The name Carmel was chosen due to the moshav's close proximity ot the location of Biblical Carmel, the home of Nabal.

Located at 31.4317, 35.1836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Shekef

Shekef is a moshav in south-central Israel southeast of Kiryat Gat and west of Hebron and falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. It was founded by the Herut movement with Betar and assistance from the Jewish Agency in 1981 as part of the Star Villages Plan of Ariel Sharon in an attempt to inhabit the region around the Green Line for the extension of Jewish settlement in the line between Mount Hebron.

Located at 31.5154, 34.936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Moshavim, Populated places established in 1981

Outline of Israel

Israel is a sovereign state located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia, an area known historically in the Western World as the Near East or Middle East. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.

Located at 31.6253, 35.1453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Israel, Israel-related lists, Outlines of countries

Tel Rumeida

Tel Rumeida is the site of a Jewish Israeli settlement and a number of Palestinian houses and families as well. In proximity is an Israeli military base. According to Ehud Sprinzak, an Israeli counterterrorism specialist and expert in far-right Jewish groups, the hill was settled by "a small number of very radical Jewish families" in 1986. The most well known resident is Baruch Marzel, a right-wing activist and head of the Jewish National Front, who lives there with his family.

Located at 31.524, 35.104 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hebron, Religious Israeli settlements

1929 Hebron massacre

The Hebron massacre refers to the killing of sixty-seven Jews (including 23 college students) on 24 August 1929 in Hebron, then part of Mandatory Palestine, by Arabs incited to violence by false rumors that Jews were massacring Arabs in Jerusalem and seizing control of Muslim holy places. The event also left scores seriously wounded or maimed. Jewish homes were pillaged and synagogues were ransacked. Many of the 435 Jews who survived were hidden by local Arab families.

Located at 31.533, 35.095 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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1929 Palestine riots, Hebron, Mass murder in 1929, Massacres in Palestine, Anti-Jewish pogroms by Muslims

Mitzpe Yair

Mitzpe Yair is an unauthorized Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located two kilometres south-east of Susia, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. It was established by Meir Am-Shalem in October 1998, and, according to Gideon Levy, was a price tag operation set up as Magen David Farm in retribution for the murder of a settler, Yair Har-Sinai, after whom it was subsequently renamed. It consists of 15 prefabricated structures, and is home for several families.

Located at 31.3844, 35.1344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Israeli settlements, Populated places established in 1998, Unauthorized Israeli settlements

Mitzpe Eshtemoa

Mitzpe Eshtemoa is an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank. Located to the north of Shim'a, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. It was established in early 2003. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Located at 31.3931, 35.0156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Israeli settlements, Populated places established in 2003

Asa'el

Asa'el, also known as Mitzpe Asa'el, is an Israeli settlement outpost in the West Bank. Located three kilometres south-east of Shim'a, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hebron Regional Council. It was established in early 2002. In 2008 it was announced that the Yesha Council was making preparations to evacuate the outpost. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Located at 31.3736, 35.0436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Israeli settlements, Populated places established in 2002

Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron is the site of frequent incidents within the wider Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Hebron is home to 160,000 Palestinians and 500-800 Israeli settlers. The Israeli settlers live in close proximity to the city boundary and require a constant Israeli military presence.

Located at 31.5333, 35.095 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hebron, Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Carmel (biblical settlement)

Carmel was an ancient Israelite town in Judea.

Located at 31.4225, 35.1311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Hebrew Bible places

Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery

Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery (Russian: Троицкий монастырь и храм св. Праотцев в Хевроне) is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Hebron founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre. The lands were acquired by the Russian Church in the 19th century and later expanded. It was held by ROCOR until 1997 when Palestinian police seized it and turned it over to ROC.

Located at 31.533, 35.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Russian Orthodox monasteries, Christian monasteries in the West Bank, Hebron, Russian Orthodox Church

Gush Etzion Junction

Gush Etzion Junction ("Tzomet HaGush") also known as Gush Junction is a 120 dunams business, commercial and tourism center in the southern West Bank which serves as the entry point to the Gush Etzion bloc of settlements. It is administered by the Gush Etzion Regional Council. The hitchhiking post at the junction has frequently been the site of attacks by Palestinians against Israeli citizens.

Located at 31.6461, 35.1322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Community settlements in Israel, Religious Israeli settlements, Gush Etzion, West Bank, Gush Etzion

Nahal Telem

Nachal Telem is a wadi located in the West Bank begins in the western part of the Judaean Mountains and goes westwards. The official Israeli name of the wadi is "Nachal Natziv" (נחל נציב) but this name is not used in practice. The wadi contains the El Kof Nature Reserve (שמורת יער אל קוף) and the Tor-Safa Cave (מערת טור-צפא) which is the largest of the caves in the western slopes of the Judea mountain.

Located at 31.5717, 35.0314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Rivers of the West Bank

Yeshivat Otniel shooting

The Yeshivat Otniel shooting, was a terrorist attack carried out on 27 December 2002, in which two Palestinian gunman killed four students at Yeshivat Otniel, a Hesder Yeshiva in the Jewish settlement of Otniel near Hebron in the West Bank.

Located at 31.4377, 35.0265 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2002, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Second Intifada, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, School killings in Israel, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups, Second Intifada casualties