This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Ar-Rihiya (Arabic: ريحيا) is a Palestinian town located six kilometers southwest of Hebron.

[5] French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place in 1863, which he called Khirbet el-Harayeh.

[6] In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described the place as being a "large ruin with caves and cisterns, appears to be an ancient site".

[7] In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, 'Al Rihiyeh had a population 231 inhabitants, all Muslims.

[13] In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Ar-Rihiya came under Jordanian rule.