Eshtemoa synagogue, As-Samu

Name: Eshtemoa synagogue
Address: As-Samu, Israel

#1 among attractions in As-Samu

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The Eshtemoa Synagogue, located 15 km south of Hebron in as-Samu, West Bank, refers to the remains of an ancient Jewish synagogue dating from around the 4th–5th century CE. ()

Local name: א-סמוע Built: V centuryCoordinates: 31°24'3"N, 35°4'2"E

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As-Samu Israel

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Eshtemoa synagogue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Susya, Yatir Forest, Mount Hebron, Anim synagogue.

2.7 miE
Village, Synagogue
Susya
70 min walk • Susiya, is a location in the southern Hebron Governorate. It the site of an ancient Jewish village with extensive remains from the Second Temple and Byzantine periods, near the ruins of an archeologically notable synagogue, repurposed after the Muslim conquest as a mosque.
4 miS
Nature, Forest, Natural attraction
Yatir Forest
103 min walk • Yatir Forest is a forest in Israel, located on the southern slopes of Mount Hebron, on the edge of the Negev Desert. The forest covers an area of 30,000 dunams, and is the largest planted forest in Israel.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Hebron
131 min walk • Mount Hebron, or the Hebron Hills, are a mountain ridge, geographic region, and geologic formation, comprising the southern part of the Judean Mountains.
4 miS
Synagogue
Anim synagogue
103 min walk • Anim Synagogue, a 25 km drive away northwest of Arad, was an ancient synagogue in use during the 4th–7th centuries CE. The site is recognized as a National Heritage Site of Israel.
3.8 miNE
Locality
Yatta
98 min walk • Yatta, also Yattah, Yutta, is a Palestinian city located in the Hebron Governorate in the West Bank approximately 8 km south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 64,277 in 2016.

Eshtemoa synagogue, As-Samu

Facts and practical information

Eshtemoa synagogue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Susya

Yatir Forest

Mount Hebron

Anim synagogue

Yatta