Khirbat al Kāfirah
Khirbat al Kāfirah is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat al Kāfirah is situated nearby to the village Ma’ale HaHamisha, as well as near Beit ’Anan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh and Saint Mary of the Resurrection Abbey.
Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh, officially St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey, is a monastery run by the Olivetan Benedictine order in Abu Ghosh, Israel. Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh is situated 3 km south of Khirbat al Kāfirah.
Saint Mary of the Resurrection Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The Resurrection Church, or the Church of the Crusaders in Abu Gosh, is the name given to a Catholic religious building consisting of a structure of the time of the Crusaders who belonged to the Knights Hospitaller, and today is a part of the Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh, in central Israel. Saint Mary of the Resurrection Abbey is situated 3 km south of Khirbat al Kāfirah.
St. Cleophas Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The St. Cleophas Church or St. Cleopas Church also called Emmaus Church or the Basilica of St. Cleophas, is a Franciscan Catholic church located in the Palestinian village of Al-Qubeiba in the West Bank. St. Cleophas Church is situated 3½ km east of Khirbat al Kāfirah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma’ale HaHamisha and Beit ’Anan.
Ma’ale HaHamisha
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ma'ale HaHamisha is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Judean hills just off the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway, It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 893.
Beit ’Anan
Village
Photo: Mahmood moutan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beit 'Anan is a Palestinian village in the Quds Governorate, located northwest of Jerusalem. In 2017, it had a population of 4,210. Some residents of Beit 'Anan hold Israeli identity cards, while others hold Palestinian identity cards.
Qatanna
Town
Photo: Hammam AbuAlrob, CC BY 4.0.
Qatanna is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank part of the Jerusalem Governorate, located 12 km. northwest of Jerusalem. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,981 inhabitants in 2017.
Khirbat al Kāfirah
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat al Kafirah” and “Khirbat el Kafīra”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.83333° or 31° 50′ northLongitude
35.1° or 35° 6′ eastElevation
629 metres (2,064 feet)Open location code
8G3QR3MX+8XGeoNames ID
283389
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