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Umm er Rus

Israel

Umm er Rus (also Um Ra'us; Arabic: امّ الرؤوس, lit. 'mother of the summits') is a Roman-Byzantine era ruin in central Israel. It is situated on a high spur in the Judaean Mountains, overlooking the Elah Valley, and lies just under one mile northeast of the modern village of Aviezer.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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