Khirbat Za‘kūkah
Khirbat Za‘kūkah is a locality in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Za‘kūkah is situated nearby to the suburb Umm Tuba, as well as near Sur Baher.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kathisma and Har Hamor Yeshiva.
Kathisma
Archaeological site
The Church of the Seat of Mary, Church of the Kathisma or Old Kathisma being the name mostly used in literature, was a 5th-century Byzantine church in the Holy Land, located between Jerusalem and Bethlehem in East Jerusalem, on what is today known as Hebron Road.
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.
Rachel’s Tomb
Place of worship
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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. Rachel’s Tomb is situated 3½ km southwest of Khirbat Za‘kūkah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Tuba and Sur Baher.
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.
Homat Shmuel
Suburb
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.
Khirbat Za‘kūkah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Khirbat Za‘kuka” and “Khirbat Za’kukah”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.73333° or 31° 44′ northLongitude
35.23333° or 35° 14′ eastElevation
685 metres (2,247 feet)Open location code
8G3QP6MM+88GeoNames ID
283072
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