Marj ar Ru‘āh
Marj ar Ru‘āh is a locality in West Bank, Palestine. Marj ar Ru‘āh is situated nearby to the locality Beit Sahur, as well as near the town Beit Sahour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Chapel of the Milk Grotto.
Church of the Nativity
Church
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.
Chapel of the Milk Grotto
Church
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady, also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, erected in 1872.
Herodion Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. Herodion Ruins is situated 3½ km south of Marj ar Ru‘āh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Sahour and Hindaza.
Beit Sahour
Town
Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur is a Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank in the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
Hindaza
Village
Hindaza is a Palestinian village located six kilometers south-east of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 7,517 in 2017.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a small city located some 10 km south of the Old City of Jerusalem within the West Bank, in an "Area A" zone administered by the Palestinian Authority.
Marj ar Ru‘āh
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Marj ar Ru’ah”, “Marj ar Ru‘āt”, and “Marj er Ra‘wāt”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.69672° or 31° 41′ 48″ northLongitude
35.22857° or 35° 13′ 43″ eastElevation
602 metres (1,975 feet)Open location code
8G3QM6WH+MCGeoNames ID
282863
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