Alternative name | Khirbet Attir |
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Location | Southern District |
Coordinates | 31°21′09″N 35°00′58″E / 31.35250°N 35.01611°E |
Type | settlement |
History | |
Periods | Chalcolithic to Mamluk period |
Cultures | Byzantine |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes |
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.