Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah
Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah is a church in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 949 metres. Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah is situated nearby to Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery, as well as near the village Kiryat Arba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery and Cave of the Patriarchs.
Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Copper Kettle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Al Maskobiya, is a Russian Orthodox monastery and church in Hebron, Palestine, founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre. Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery is situated 140 metres southeast of Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah.
Cave of the Patriarchs
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 3 km southeast of Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 3 km southeast of Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hebron and Kiryat Arba.
Hebron
Hebron is an ancient city in the southern West Bank. It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.
Kiryat Arba
Village
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2023 it had a population of 7,572. Kiryat Arba is situated 3½ km east of Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah.
Taffuh
Town
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Taffuh is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of Hebron.The town is in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 15,800 in 2017. Taffuh is situated 4 km west of Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah.
Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Abraham’s Church”, “Al Muskūbīyah”, “Kanisat al Maskubiyah”, and “Moskobiya”
- Category: religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.53785° or 31° 32′ 16″ northLongitude
35.08491° or 35° 5′ 6″ eastElevation
949 metres (3,114 feet)Open location code
8G3QG3QM+4XGeoNames ID
285019
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In Other Languages
“Kanīsat al Maskūbīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة المسكوبية”
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