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Minzar Rafat

Minzar Rafat is a monastery in , . Minzar Rafat is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Regina Palaestinae and Timnah.

Church
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Deir Rafat, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central . Located to the north-west of , between and kibbutz to the south and to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.
Timnath or was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson. Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. is situated 3½ km west of Minzar Rafat.

Archaeological site
Photo: עט הזמיר, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city of . It was identified in the late 1830s as Biblical Beth Shemesh – it then was known as Ain Shams – by Edward Robinson. is situated 4 km southeast of Minzar Rafat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Shemesh and Kfar Uriya.

Hamlet
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is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central . Located near above kibbutz and run by the Retorno organisation, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 56.

Village
Photo: עופרמלכה, Public domain.
Kfar Uria is a moshav in central . Located near in the . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 836.

Village
is a kibbutz in central . Located about 20 km from , near the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 915. is situated 2½ km southeast of Minzar Rafat.

Minzar Rafat

Latitude
31.77648° or 31° 46′ 35″ north
Longitude
34.94669° or 34° 56′ 48″ east
Elevation
253 metres (830 feet)
Open location code
8G3PQWGW+HM
Geo­Names ID
293800
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In Other Languages

“Minzar Rafat” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “דיר רפת”

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