Khirbe

Other Name: el-Khirbe
Religion: Samaritan

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Yitzhak Magen (1990)
Main Finds: Samaritan Synagogue. Benches with no columns. Mosaic with menorah and other ritual objects, and Greek inscriptions.
Inscriptions: Greek (Di Segni 1993)
Mosaics: Yes
Site Condition: Open to the public. Military forces should be contacted for visit. Part of the mosaic was removed, now display in the Good Samaritan Museum.
Fragment of mosaic, The Museum of the Good Samaritan, Gilead Peli all rights reserved

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Samaria
Unnamed Road, ישראל

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