Jattir

Horvat Yattir
Jattir is located in Israel
Jattir
Shown within Israel
Alternative nameKhirbet Attir
LocationSouthern District
Coordinates31°21′09″N 35°00′58″E / 31.35250°N 35.01611°E / 31.35250; 35.01611
Typesettlement
History
PeriodsChalcolithic to Mamluk period
CulturesByzantine
Site notes
Public accessYes

Jattir (Hebrew יַתִּר, pronounced Yattir) is a town in Judea mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It was known as Iethira during the 4th century CE, when it was a Christian town. It is identified with Horvat Yattir/Khirbet Attir, an archeological site in the southern Hebron Hills, located in modern day Israel.