Khirbat Umm al Khiyār
Khirbat Umm al Khiyār is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Umm al Khiyār is situated nearby to the village As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya, as well as near ash-Sheikh Sa’d.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bethphage monastery and Lazarus Tomb.
Bethphage monastery
Church
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Bethphage or Bethsphage, is a Christian religious site on the Mount of Olives east of historical Jerusalem. The Synoptic Gospels mention Jesus stopping in Bethphage before his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Bethphage monastery is situated 4 km northwest of Khirbat Umm al Khiyār.
Lazarus Tomb
Church
Photo: Marion Doss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tomb of Lazarus is a traditional Christian pilgrimage in the al-Eizariya suburb of Jerusalem Governorate, Palestine. It is located on the southeast slope of the Mount of Olives, some 2.4 km east of the city limits of Jerusalem. Lazarus Tomb is situated 3 km northwest of Khirbat Umm al Khiyār.
Monastery of St. Theodosius
Church
Photo: someone10x, CC BY 2.0.
The Monastery of St. Theodosius, also known as Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic, is a monastery founded around 476 by Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contains his tomb. Monastery of St. Theodosius is situated 3 km south of Khirbat Umm al Khiyār.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya and ash-Sheikh Sa’d.
As-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya
Village
as-Sawahira ash Sharqiya or Al-Sawahreh al-Sharqiyeh is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers south-east of East Jerusalem in the West Bank.
ash-Sheikh Sa’d
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
ash-Sheikh Sa'd is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers Southeast of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,776 in 2017.
Abu Dis
Town
Abu Dis or Abu Deis is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, bordering Jerusalem. Since the 1995 Oslo II Accord, Abu Dis land has been mostly part of "Area B", under Israeli military control and Palestinian civic control.
Khirbat Umm al Khiyār
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Um el Khiyar” and “Khirbat Umm al Khiyar”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.74762° or 31° 44′ 51″ northLongitude
35.27241° or 35° 16′ 21″ eastElevation
524 metres (1,719 feet)Open location code
8G3QP7XC+2XGeoNames ID
281517
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