Khirbat Mazmūrīyah

Khirbat Mazmūrīyah is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Mazmūrīyah is situated nearby to the suburb Homat Shmuel, as well as near Umm Tuba.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Har Hamor Yeshiva.

Church of the Nativity

Church

Photo: Neil Ward, CC BY 2.0.

The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. Church of the Nativity is situated 3 km southwest of Khirbat Mazmūrīyah.

Har Hamor Yeshiva

Synagogue

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Yeshivat Har Hamor; is a Religious Zionist yeshiva in Har Homa, Jerusalem, founded in 1997 as an offshoot of Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav. The president of the yeshiva is Rabbi Zvi Thau, and the Rosh yeshiva - head of the yeshiva - is Rabbi Amiel Sternberg. Har Hamor Yeshiva is situated 1½ km northwest of Khirbat Mazmūrīyah.

Rachel’s Tomb

Place of worship

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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. Rachel’s Tomb is situated 2½ km west of Khirbat Mazmūrīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homat Shmuel and Umm Tuba.

Homat Shmuel

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

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

Umm Tuba

Suburb

Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Umm Tuba is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem part of Sur Baher; it is northeast of Har Homa and Bethlehem, and southeast of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel.

Sur Baher

Suburb

Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sur Baher, also Tsur Baher, is a Palestinian neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of East Jerusalem. It is located east of Ramat Rachel and northeast of Har Homa. In 2006, Sur Baher had a population of 15,000.

Khirbat Mazmūrīyah

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Khirbat Mazmuriya” and “Khirbat Mazmuriyah”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.72116° or 31° 43′ 16″ north

Longitude

35.22989° or 35° 13′ 48″ east

Elevation

619 metres (2,031 feet)

Open location code

8G3QP6CH+FX

GeoNames ID

282780

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