Home Palestine Betar Fortress
  • Join the Archiqoo Editorial Team

  • Archiqoo invites researchers, academics, and cultural heritage professionals worldwide to contribute their expertise to an initiative dedicated to documenting archaeological and cultural heritage sites. Join our editorial team as a volunteer Editor and help make reliable heritage knowledge accessible to a wider audience.

    Application deadline: November 15, 2026

    Apply as an Editor
  • Betar Fortress

  • Betar Fortress

    Betar Fortress, also known as Khirbet al-Yahud, is an ancient fortress located next to the modern Palestinian village of Battir, southwest of Jerusalem. The fortress was the last standing Jewish fortress in the Bar Kokhba revolt of the 2nd century AD, destroyed by the Roman army of Emperor Hadrian in the year 135 AD.
    Archaeological Site
    Betar Fortress
    by Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 698 m

    Humidity: %
    Wind:
    Powered by: OpenWeatherMap
    Flag of Palestine

    Betar Fortress

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Palestine

    West Bank

    History icon

    2nd Century AD

    Jewish

    Jewish

    feature icon

    Jewish Monuments

     

     

     

  • 3.7 Average Based on 15 Reviews
  • Current Rating
    Five
    5
    Four
    4
    Three
    3
    Two
    2
    One
    1
    Your Rating