Khirbet el-'Ormeh (Arabic: خربة العرمة, romanized: Khirbet el-Urmah) or Horvat Ormah (Hebrew: חורבת עורמה) is an archaeological site located in the West Bank, around ten kilometers southeast of the Palestinian city of Nablus. The site contains the remains of a Hasmonean-Herodian fortress consisting of a fortification wall, rectangular towers constructed in the Hellenistic style, and a series of large cisterns for storing rainwater.
Khirbet el-'Ormeh (Arabic: خربة العرمة, romanized: Khirbet el-Urmah) or Horvat Ormah (Hebrew: חורבת עורמה) is an archaeological site located in the West Bank, around ten kilometers southeast of the Palestinian city of Nablus. The site contains the remains of a Hasmonean-Herodian fortress consisting of a fortification wall, rectangular towers constructed in the Hellenistic style, and a series of large cisterns for storing rainwater.
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