Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah

Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah is a hill in , and has an elevation of 642 metres. Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Kathisma.

Church
Photo: Neil Ward, CC BY 2.0.
The , or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in , , . The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. is situated 4 km southwest of Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah.

Archaeological site
The Church of the Seat of Mary, Church of the or Old being the name mostly used in literature, was a 5th-century Byzantine church in the , located between and in , on what is today known as Hebron Road. is situated 3 km northwest of Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah.

Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Yeshivat Har Hamor; is a Religious Zionist yeshiva in , , founded in 1997 as an offshoot of Yeshivat . The president of the yeshiva is Rabbi Zvi Thau, and the Rosh yeshiva - head of the yeshiva - is Rabbi Amiel Sternberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Tuba and Sur Baher.

Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood in part of ; it is northeast of and , and southeast of Kibbutz .

Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also Tsur Baher, is a Palestinian neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of . It is located east of and northeast of . In 2006, had a population of 15,000.

Suburb
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Har Homa, officially , is an Israeli settlement in southern , near the Palestinian city of . The settlement is also referred to as "Jabal Abu Ghneim", which is the Arabic name of the hill.

Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah

Latitude
31.72719° or 31° 43′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.23923° or 35° 14′ 21″ east
Elevation
642 metres (2,106 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP6GQ+VM
Geo­Names ID
281262
Wiki­data ID
Q31247760
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah”
  • Dutch: “Z̧ahrat Za‘kūkah”

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