Deir Rafat

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.
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  • Type: Abandoned locality with 83 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Dayr Rafat”, “Deir Rāfāt”, “Rafat”, and “דייר ראפאת”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Timnah and Tel Beit Shemesh.

Archaeological site
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Timnath or was a Philistine city in Canaan that… is situated 3½ km west of Deir Rafat.

Archaeological site
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is a small archaeological tell north west of the modern city of . is situated 4 km southeast of Deir Rafat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Shemesh and Kfar Uriya.

Hamlet
Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and drug rehabilitation centre in central .

Village
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Kfar Uria is a moshav in central Israel, located near in the .

Village
is a kibbutz in central . is situated 2½ km southeast of Deir Rafat.

Deir Rafat

Latitude
31.77643° or 31° 46′ 35″ north
Longitude
34.94705° or 34° 56′ 49″ east
Population
83
Elevation
253 metres (830 feet)
Open location code
8G3PQWGW+HR
Geo­Names ID
295338
Wiki­data ID
Q2778348
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Deir Rafat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير رفات”
  • Czech: “Dejr Rafat”
  • Dutch: “Deir Rafat”
  • French: “Deir Rafat”
  • German: “Deir Rafat”
  • Hebrew: “דיר ראפאת”
  • Hebrew: “דיר רפת”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santa Maria Bunda Pelindung Palestina, Mateh Yehuda”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Deir Rafat”
  • Polish: “Dajr Rafat”
  • Polish: “Deir Rafat”
  • Portuguese: “Deir Rafat”
  • Spanish: “Deir Rafat”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kfar Uriyya and Tsor‘a.

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