Aida
Aida, also spelled 'Ayda, is a Palestinian refugee camp situated 2 kilometres north of the historic centre of Bethlehem and 1 km north of Beit Jala, in the central West Bank, State of Palestine. It is located within the Bethlehem Governorate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Refugee camp
- Description: Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem Governorate
- Also known as: “Aida Camp”, “Mukhayyam ‘Ā’idah”, and “Mukhayyam ‘Āyidah”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Rachel and Church of the Nativity.
Tomb of Rachel
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Tomb of Rachel is situated 330 metres east of Aida.
Church of the Nativity
Church
The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. Church of the Nativity is situated 2 km southeast of Aida.
The Walled Off Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Walled Off Hotel is a boutique hotel in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. It was designed by anonymous Bristol-born artist Banksy alongside other creatives. The Walled Off Hotel is situated 430 metres east of Aida.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Jala and Gilo.
Beit Jala
Town
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Jala is a Palestinian Christian town in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the West Bank. Beit Jala is located 10 km 10 km south of Jerusalem, on the western side of the Hebron road, opposite Bethlehem, at 825 meters altitude.
Gilo
Suburb
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gilo is an Israeli settlement in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 30,000. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel…
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a small city located some 10 km south of the Old City of Jerusalem within the West Bank, in an "Area A" zone administered by the Palestinian Authority.
Aida
- Categories: refugee camp and Palestinian refugee camp
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Aida” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مخيم عايدة”
- Catalan: “Aida”
- Catalan: “Camp d’Aida”
- Danish: “Aida”
- Danish: “Ayda”
- Dutch: “Aida”
- Faroese: “Aida”
- French: “Aida”
- German: “Aida”
- Hebrew: “עאידה”
- Icelandic: “Aida”
- Indonesian: “Kamp Aida”
- Italian: “Aida”
- Japanese: “アイダ・キャンプ”
- Kalaallisut: “Aida”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Aida”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aida”
- Persian: “مخیم عایدة”
- Polish: “Muchajjam Ajida”
- Spanish: “Campamento de Aida”
- Swedish: “Aida”
- Urdu: “عایدہ”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aida”. Photo: Mrbrefast, CC BY-SA 3.0.