Khirbet Almit

Khirbet Almit
חורבת עלמית
638 m
LocationWest Bank
RegionJudean desert
Coordinates31°49′25.5″N 35°16′28.4″E / 31.823750°N 35.274556°E / 31.823750; 35.274556
TypeSettlement
Part ofBronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic period, Roman period, Byzantine period,
Area2 ha (4.9 acres)
Height683 m
History
PeriodsBronze age - Ottoman period
CulturesJewish, Muslim
Site notes
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Khirbet Almit is an archaeological site in the West Bank, occupied from the Middle Bronze Age to the Ottoman period. It is located in the Judaean Desert about 4 km northeast of Mount Scopus and about 1.5 km southeast of 'Anata. The site is situated on the top of two peaks of one hill at an altitude of 638 meters above sea level, near Nahal Zimri and on the border of the Nahal Prat Nature Reserve.[1]

  1. ^ "Khirbat Almit (ח'רבת עלמית)". Israel Archaeological Survey (אתר הסקר הארכיאולוגי של ישראל). Retrieved 2024-05-28.