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Khirbet Kheibar (also known as Tell Kheibar) is a fortified tell archaeological site on an isolated hill overlooking the western edge of the Sanur Valley, in the West Bank, northeast of the modern village of Meithalun. Its elevated position and prominent enclosure indicate a settlement with defensive and strategic importance in the hill country of northern Samaria.

The site preserves substantial remains of an ancient city wall, with sections standing to approximately three meters in height. The wall encloses the flattened summit of the tell, while archaeological evidence suggests that the inhabited area expanded beyond the fortifications during certain periods, including the Roman period, indicating continued occupation and adaptation of the site over time.

Surface surveys have documented pottery and small finds spanning from the Middle Bronze Age through the Medieval period, with the most abundant material dating to the Iron Age. The site is also associated with 19th-century local traditions that linked the name Kheibar to an earlier Jewish population, possibly preserved in folk memory through comparison with the Jews of Khaybar in Arabia, though no direct historical connection can be securely established.