Tur Shimon

Tur Shimon
Khirbet Sammunieh
Tur Shimon in Nahal Sorek
Nearest cityNes Harim
Coordinates31°45′19.07″N 35°03′40.3″E / 31.7552972°N 35.061194°E / 31.7552972; 35.061194
EstablishedHellenistic period

Tur Shimon (Hebrew: טור שמעון) or Horvat Tura, the Hebraized form of Khirbet et-Tantura ("Ruin of the Point"), so-called after the shape of the hill, is an archaeological site in Nahal Sorek, Israel. The mountain is built like a natural fortress. Below it to its southeast, in close proximity, is the ruin Khirbet Deir esh-Sheikh.

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