Dayr aţ Ţanţūrah
Dayr aţ Ţanţūrah is a convent in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 804 metres. Dayr aţ Ţanţūrah is situated nearby to the border checkpoint Bethlehem Checkpoint 300, as well as near the church Mar Elias Monastery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Rachel and Bethlehem Checkpoint 300.
Tomb of Rachel
Synagogue
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Rachel's Tomb is a site revered as the burial place of the Biblical matriarch Rachel. The site is also referred to as the Bilal bin Rabah mosque. The tomb is held in esteem by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Tomb of Rachel is situated 1¼ km south of Dayr aţ Ţanţūrah.
Bethlehem Checkpoint 300
Border checkpoint
Checkpoint 300, also known as the Bethlehem checkpoint, the Gilo Checkpoint, or the Rachel's Tomb checkpoint, is a major Israeli checkpoint run by the Israel Defense Forces and located at one of the main exits of Bethlehem. Bethlehem Checkpoint 300 is situated 600 metres south of Dayr aţ Ţanţūrah.
Mar Elias Monastery
Church
Mar Elias Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery in south Jerusalem, on a hill overlooking Bethlehem and Herodium, near Hebron Road. Mar Elias Monastery is situated 1 km northeast of Dayr aţ Ţanţūrah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Givat Hamatos and Gilo.
Givat Hamatos
Neighborhood
Givat HaMatos is a planned Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem. It encompasses an area of 170 dunams. It is bordered by Talpiot in the north, Gilo in the south, and Beit Safafa in the west.
Gilo
Suburb
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gilo is an Israeli settlement in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 30,000. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel…
Sharafat
Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sharafat is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, located within approximately 5 km to the south west of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is situated close to the Palestinian town of Beit Safafa and near the Israeli settlement of Gilo in the southern portion of East Jerusalem.
Dayr aţ Ţanţūrah
- Type: Convent
- Also known as: “Dayr aţ Ţanţūr”, “Dayr at Tanturah”, “Deir Tantura”, and “Tantur Convent”
- Category: religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.72958° or 31° 43′ 47″ northLongitude
35.20332° or 35° 12′ 12″ eastElevation
804 metres (2,638 feet)Open location code
8G3QP6H3+R8GeoNames ID
281648
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In Other Languages
“Dayr aţ Ţanţūrah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الطنطور”
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