Khirbat Buraykūt
Khirbat Buraykūt is a ruin in West Bank, Palestine. Khirbat Buraykūt is situated nearby to the village ash-Sheikh Sa’d, as well as near the suburb Umm Tuba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of the United States and Kathisma.
Embassy of the United States
Government office
Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0.
The Embassy of the United States of America in Jerusalem is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America to the State of Israel. It is located in Talpiot, a neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem. Embassy of the United States is situated 3 km northwest of Khirbat Buraykūt.
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, on what is today known as Hebron Road. Kathisma is situated 3½ km west of Khirbat Buraykūt.
Monastery of St. Theodosius
Church
Photo: someone10x, CC BY 2.0.
The Monastery of St. Theodosius, also known as Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic, is a monastery founded around 476 by Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contains his tomb. Monastery of St. Theodosius is situated 3½ km southeast of Khirbat Buraykūt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include ash-Sheikh Sa’d and Umm Tuba.
ash-Sheikh Sa’d
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
ash-Sheikh Sa'd is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 6 kilometers Southeast of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,776 in 2017.
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 Buraykūt
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Khirbat Buraykut” and “Khirbat Bureikut”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.73329° or 31° 43′ 60″ northLongitude
35.25103° or 35° 15′ 4″ eastElevation
581 metres (1,906 feet)Open location code
8G3QP7M2+8CGeoNames ID
284218
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