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Jattir

Southern District, Israel

Jattir (Hebrew, pronounced Yattir, 'Attir) is a town in Judea mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It was known as Iethira during the 4th century CE, when it was a Christian town. It is identified with Khirbet Attir, a depopulated Palestinian village and archeological site in the southern Hebron Hills, located in modern-day Israel.

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

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