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:

• Iraq
  • Khirbet Hatara
  • Khirbet Karhasan
  • Khirbet Khatuniyeh
• Syria
  • Khirbet Ghazaleh
  • Khirbet al-Ma'zah
  • Khirbet Tin Mahmoud
  • Tall al-Khirba, Idlib Governorate
• Lebanon
  • Kherbet Rouha
  • Khirbet Qanafar
  • Khirbet Selm
• Israel
  • Khirbet Beit Lei
  • Khirbet Munhata, Jordan Valley
  • Khirbet Qeiyafa, Shephelah
  • Khirbet Sharta
• Jordan
  • Khirbet et-Tannur
  • Khirbet Iskander
  • Khirbat en-Nahas
• West Bank
  • Khirbet Abu Falah
  • Khirbet al-Deir
  • Khirbet Kefireh
  • Khirbet al-Malih
  • Khirbet el-Qom
  • Khirbet Qumran
  • Khirbet Safa
  • Khirbet Tibnah
  • Khirbet al-Yahud
• Egypt
  • Bir Khirbet el-Reteil, Sinai

See also

• Khirba