Sur Baher

Sur Baher, also Tsur Baher, is a Palestinian neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of . It is located east of and northeast of . In 2006, Sur Baher had a population of 15,000.
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  • Type: Suburb with 15,000 residents
  • Description: Palestinian village located southeast of Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Şūr Bāhir”, “Sūr Bāhit”, and “Tsur Baher”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kathisma and East Talpiot community center.

Archaeological site
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Community center
Photo: אורי מ., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Tuba and Ramat Rahel.

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

Village
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Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located in central . An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, near the neighborhoods and , and overlooking and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Suburb
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or Armon HaNetziv is an Israeli settlement in southern , established by in 1973 on land captured in the Six-Day War and occupied since then.

Sur Baher

Latitude
31.73791° or 31° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
35.23143° or 35° 13′ 53″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
751 metres (2,464 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP6QJ+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 334491712
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
281717
Wiki­data ID
Q2916287
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Satellite Map

Discover Sur Baher from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sur Baher” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صور باهر”
  • Arabic: “صورباهر”
  • Arabic: “قرية صور باهر”
  • Arabic: “قرية صورباهر”
  • Czech: “Cur Baher”
  • Czech: “Cur Bahir”
  • Czech: “Sur Baher”
  • Czech: “Sur Bahir”
  • Czech: “Súr Báhir”
  • French: “Tsour Baher”
  • Hebrew: “צור באהר”
  • Hebrew: “צור באחר”
  • Macedonian: “Шур Бахер”
  • Polish: “Sur Baher”
  • Polish: “Sur Bahir”
  • Spanish: “Sur Baher”
  • Turkish: “Sur Baher”
  • Urdu: “صور باہر”

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