Mamre, Hebron

Name: Mamre
Address: Hebron, Israel

#14 among attractions in Hebron

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Mamre, full Hebrew name Elonei Mamre, refers to an ancient religious site originally focused on a single holy tree, growing "since time immemorial" at Hebron in Canaan. It is known from the biblical story of Abraham and the three visitors. The tree under which he had pitched his tent is known as the oak or terebinth of Mamre. Modern scholars have identified three sites near Hebron which, in different historical periods, have been successively known as Mamre: Khirbet Nimra, Ramat el-Khalil, and Khirbet es-Sibte. The last one contained an old oak tree identified by a relatively new tradition as the Oak of Mamre, which has collapsed in 2019, and is on the grounds of a Russian Orthodox monastery. ()

Local name: אלוני ממרא Built: VIII century B.C.Coordinates: 31°33'23"N, 35°6'19"E

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Nearby attractions include: Cave of the Patriarchs, Oak of Mamre, Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, Tel Rumeida.

2.2 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Mosque
Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
57 min walk • The Cave of the Patriarchs, also known as the Ibrahimi Mosque, is a site of deep historical and religious significance located in the heart of the ancient city of Hebron, Israel. This ancient complex is revered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions as the burial...
1.8 miSW
Tree
Oak of Mamre, Hebron
47 min walk • The Oak of Mamre, at Khirbet es-Sibte, in Hebron in the West Bank is a site venerated by some as the "Oak of Abraham". It is distinct from the more ancient site of Mamre.
1.9 miS
Mosque
Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque, Hebron
50 min walk • Sheikh Ali al-Bakka Mosque or Shaykh Ali al-Baka Mosque is a 13th-century mosque in the northwestern section of the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank. It is situated in the Harat ash-Sheikh quarter, one of the Old City's quarters, which is named after the mosque.
2.2 miS
Archaeological site
Tel Rumeida, Hebron
56 min walk • Tel Rumeida, also known as Jabla al-Rahama and referred to by Israeli settlers as Tel Hebron is an archaeological, agricultural and residential area in the West Bank city of Hebron.
2 miSE
Town, City hall
Kiryat Arba, Hebron
53 min walk • Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba' is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2019 it had a population of 7,326.
1.6 miN
Area
Halhul, Hebron
41 min walk • Halhul is a Palestinian city located in the southern West Bank, 5 kilometres north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate.
2.2 miS
Synagogue
Avraham Avinu Synagogue, Hebron
58 min walk • The Abraham Avinu Synagogue was built by Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi in the Jewish Quarter of Hebron in 1540. The domed structure represented the physical center of the Jewish Quarter of Hebron.
2.2 miS
Neighbourhood
Abraham, Hebron
58 min walk • Abraham is the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
1.7 miS
Monastery
Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery, Hebron
43 min walk • The Metochion or Monastery of the Holy Trinity with the Church of the Holy Forefathers at Abraham's Oak in Hebron is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Hebron founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre. The lands were acquired by Archimandrite Antonin for the Russian Church in the 19th century and later expanded.
2.3 miS
Neighbourhood
Tomb of Jesse and Ruth, Hebron
59 min walk • The tomb of Jesse and Ruth is an ancient structure located within the ruin of Deir Al Arba'een in the Tel Rumeida section of Hebron. A small synagogue in the room adjacent to the tomb receives visitors throughout the year, especially on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, in which the Book of Ruth is read.
1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Nabi Yunis, Hebron
38 min walk • Nabi Yunis is the highest point of the Palestinian territories, with an altitude of 1,030 metres. It is located in the town of Halhul, Hebron Governorate.

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صالة القلعة (23 min walk)