Tel Lachish

#23 among destinations in Israel

City, Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Lachish was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Israel, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. The current tell by that name, known as Tel Lachish or Tell ed-Duweir, has been identified with the biblical Lachish. Today, it is an Israeli national park operated and maintained by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The park was established on lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Qobebet Ibn ‘Awwad which was north of the Tel. It lies near the present-day moshav of Lakhish. ()

Local name: תל לכיש Abandoned: 587 B.C.E.Coordinates: 31°33'56"N, 34°50'57"E

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Tel Lachish – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tell ej-Judeideh, Tel Erani, Kefar Shihlayim, Tel Zayit.

5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tell ej-Judeideh, Beth Guvrin
151 min walk • Tell ej-Judeideh is a tell in modern Israel. The tell, 9.7 kilometres southeast of Gath, was excavated by Frederick Jones Bliss and R.A.S.
4.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Tel Erani, Kiryat Gat
126 min walk • Tel Erani or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of Kiryat Gat in the Southern District of Israel. It is also known by the name ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh, although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn.
4.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Kefar Shihlayim, Kiryat Gat
125 min walk • Kefar Shiḥlayim, a place name compounded of the word "Kefar" plus a denominative, was a Jewish town in the Judean lowlands during the Second Temple period.
4.6 miN
Archaeological site
Tel Zayit
117 min walk • Tel Zayit is an archaeological tell in the Shephelah, or lowlands, of Israel, about 30 km east of Ashkelon.
4.6 miE
Archaeological site
Khirbet Beit Lei
119 min walk • Khirbet Beit Lei or Beth Loya is an archaeological tell in the Judean lowlands of Israel. It is located about 5.5 km southeast of Tel Lachish and ten miles west-northwest of Hebron, on a hill 400 m above sea level.
4.7 miN
Archaeological site
Tel Burna, Beth Guvrin
120 min walk • Tel Burna is an Israeli archaeological site located in the Shephelah, along the banks of Nahal Guvrin, not far from modern-day Qiryat Gat.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Maresha, Avdat
88 min walk • Tel Maresha is the tell of the biblical Iron Age city of Maresha, and of the subsequent, post-586 BCE Idumean city known by its Hellenised name Marisa, Arabised as Marissa.
3.7 miNE
31°35'52"N • 34°53'54"E
Beit Guvrin National Park
94 min walk • Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park is a national park in central Israel, 13 kilometers from Kiryat Gat, encompassing the ruins of Maresha, one of the important towns of Judah during the time of the First Temple, and Beit Guvrin, an important town in the Roman era, when it was known as Eleutheropolis.
3.9 miNE
Village
Bayt Jibrin
100 min walk • The village is also known for its beautiful limestone caves, which were once used as dwellings and storage spaces. Visitors can explore these caves and marvel at the intricate rock formations, gaining a deeper understanding of the village's ancient inhabitants.