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Walled hilltop site above the Elah Valley south of Beit Shemesh, between Tel Azeka and Tel Socho, excavated from 2007, with two gates and finds dated to the time of King David.
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Khirbet Qeiyafa (Elah Fortress)
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Attractions & sights · RBS Daled (D)
Canaanite city mound of about 180 dunams inside Beit Shemesh, identified with biblical Yarmut, with remains of walls, a palace and an acropolis and a view over the city. The path starts from Abaye Street in RBS Daled.
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Hill on the south side of the Elah Valley overlooking the David and Goliath battlefield, known for blue lupins and anemones in March and April.
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Winery at the foot of Kibbutz Netiv HaLamed-Heh in the Elah Valley.