What is "kerioth"

Kerioth - cities. (Hebrew: Kriyot קְרִיּוֹת)

1. A town in the south of Judea . Judas Iscariot was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot. It has been identified with the ruins of el-Kureitein, about 10 miles south of Hebron. (See Hazor).
2. A city of Moab (,), called Kirioth .