Khirbet
Khirbet or khirbat, ending with a -t (خربة), is the conjunctive form ("ruin of"), of the Arabic word for "ruin" or "ruin on a hill" (خرب), khirba. Consequently, the term is found as the first part of many place-names in the Middle East.
Some examples, by country (north to south) and main name:
- Khirbet Ghazaleh, Syria
- Khirbet al-Ma'zah, Syria
- Khirbet Tin Mahmoud, Syria
- Tall al-Khirba, Idlib Governorate, Syria
- Kherbet Rouha, Lebanon
- Khirbet Qanafar, Lebanon
- Khirbet Selm, Lebanon
- Khirbet Beit Lei, Israel
- Khirbet Munhata, Jordan Valley, Israel
- Khirbet Qeiyafa, Shephelah, Israel
- Khirbet Sharta, Israel
- Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
- Khirbet Iskander, central Jordan
- Khirbat en-Nahas, Jordan
- Khirbet Abu Falah, West Bank
- Khirbet al-Deir, West Bank
- Khirbet Kefireh, West Bank
- Khirbet al-Malih, West Bank
- Khirbet el-Qom, West Bank
- Khirbet Qumran, West Bank
- Khirbet Safa, West Bank
- Khirbet Tibnah, West Bank
- Khirbet al-Yahud, West Bank
See also
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