Bethlehem University
Bethlehem University is a Catholic university located in the city of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, Palestine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Mosque of Omar.
Church of the Nativity
Church
Mosque of Omar
Mosque
Photo: Soman, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Mosque of Omar is a mosque located in the Old City of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine. It is situated on the west side of Manger Square, across the square from the Church of the Nativity. Mosque of Omar is situated 770 metres southeast of Bethlehem University.
Rachel’s Tomb
Place of worship
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. Rachel’s Tomb is situated 1 km north of Bethlehem University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethlehem and Beit Jala.
Bethlehem
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.
Al-Dawha
Town
Al-Dawha is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala, two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. Originally a part of Beit Jala, in 1977 the mayor of Beit Jala made an official trip to Qatar where he was endowed with a sum of money to develop the town's infrastructure.
Bethlehem University
- Type: University
- Description: first university in the West Bank
- Categories: Catholic university and education
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.7107° or 31° 42′ 39″ northLongitude
35.2018° or 35° 12′ 7″ eastElevation
786 metres (2,579 feet)Open location code
8G3QP662+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 41845529OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Bethlehem University” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجامعة بيت لحم”
- Arabic: “جامعة بيت لحم”
- Arabic: “جامعه بيت لحم”
- Catalan: “Universitat de Betlem”
- Chinese: “伯利恆大學”
- Czech: “Betlémská univerzita”
- Dutch: “Bethlehem University”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامعة بيت لحم”
- Esperanto: “Universitato de Betleĥem”
- French: “université de Bethléem”
- French: “Université de Bethléem”
- Galician: “Universidade de Belén”
- German: “Katholische Universität Bethlehem”
- German: “Universität Bethlehem”
- Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת בית לחם”
- Indonesian: “Universitas Betlehem”
- Irish: “Ollscoil na Beithile”
- Italian: “Università di Betlemme”
- Japanese: “ベツレヘム大学”
- Korean: “베들레헴 대학교”
- Persian: “دانشگاه بیت لحم”
- Persian: “دانشگاه بیتلحم”
- Polish: “Uniwersytet Betlejem”
- Polish: “Uniwersytet w Betlejem”
- Romanian: “Universitatea din Betleem”
- Russian: “Вифлеемский университет”
- Spanish: “Universidad de Belen”
- Spanish: “Universidad de Belén”
- Swedish: “Betlehems universitet”
- Welsh: “Prifysgol Bethlehem”
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