Mar Elias Monastery

Mar Elias Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery in south Jerusalem, on a hill overlooking and , near Hebron Road.
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  • Catholic church
  • …lies at an elevation of 801 metres (2,628 feet)
  • Description: in East Jerusalem
  • Also known as
    “Mar Elias”
    “Mar Elyas”
    “Mār Ilyās”
    “Mār Ilyās Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kathisma and Har Hamor Yeshiva.
The Church of the Seat of Mary, Church of the … is situated 520 metres north of Mar Elias Monastery.
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Yeshivat Har Hamor; is a Religious Zionist yeshiva… is situated 1 km southeast of Mar Elias Monastery.
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Rachel's Tomb is a site revered as the burial place of the Biblical matriarch Rachel. is situated 2 km southwest of Mar Elias Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Hamatos and Ramat Rahel.
is a planned Israeli settlement in .
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Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located in central .
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is a Palestinian town along the Green…

Mar Elias Monastery

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Latitude
31.73472° or 31° 44′ 5″ north
Longitude
35.21115° or 35° 12′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G3QP6M6+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 296699691
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
282869
Wiki­data ID
Q3320171

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