Maon (city in Judah)
Horvat Ma'on
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Ruin | |
Horvat Ma'on near Hebron (2008) | |
Horvat Ma'on Location of Horvat Ma'on | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′34″N 35°08′02″E / 31.40944°N 35.13389°E | |
| Grid position | 162/090 PAL |
| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Government | |
| • Council | Har Hevron (Mount Hebron) Regional Council |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn (SWP map No. 25), i.e. 'Ma'in Ruins/Tell of Ma'in', or Horvat Maon/H. Ma'on (Hebrew for 'Ma'on Ruins'), is an archaeological site in the Hebron Hills, West Bank, rising 863 metres (2,831 ft) above sea level, where the remains of the ancient town of Ma'on (Hebrew: מעון) have been excavated. The town, now a ruin, is mentioned in the Book of Joshua and the Books of Samuel. It still had a Jewish population during the Roman and Byzantine periods, and a synagogue was discovered there. The site was ultimately abandoned around the time of the Muslim conquest.
The site is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of Yatta. Immediately to the north lies the modern small Arab village of Ma'in.