Anim synagogue

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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. It is located in the Yatir Forest, immediately south of the Green Line, in Israel. ()

Local name: חורבת ענים#בית הכנסתLength: 48 ftWidth: 28 ftCoordinates: 31°20'33"N, 35°3'42"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Eshtemoa synagogue, Susya, Tel Arad National Park, Yatir Forest.

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Synagogue
Eshtemoa synagogue, As-Samu
103 min walk • 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.
4.5 miNE
Village, Synagogue
Susya
116 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.
5.7 miSE
City, Ruins, Universities and schools
Tel Arad National Park, Arad
147 min walk • Tel Arad is an archaeological tel, or mound, located west of the Dead Sea, about 10 kilometres west of the modern Israeli city of Arad in an area surrounded by mountain ridges which is known as the Arad Plain.
~0 ftN
Nature, Forest, Natural attraction
Yatir Forest
1 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.

Anim synagogue

Facts and practical information

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

Eshtemoa synagogue, As-Samu

Susya

Tel Arad National Park, Arad

Yatir Forest