Wādī Umm Qal‘ah
Wādī Umm Qal‘ah is a locality in Bethlehem Governorate, West Bank. Wādī Umm Qal‘ah is situated nearby to the village Hindaza, as well as near the locality Z̧ahrat an Nadá.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Herodion Ruins.
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.
Herodion Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE. Herodion Ruins is situated 3 km southeast of Wādī Umm Qal‘ah.
Chapel of the Milk Grotto
Church
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady, also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, erected in 1872.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hindaza and Beit Sahour.
Hindaza
Village
Hindaza is a Palestinian village located six kilometers south-east of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 7,517 in 2017.
Beit Sahour
Town
Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur is a Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank in the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
Al-Asakra
Suburb
Al-Asakra is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank, located 4.5 kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. It is a part of the Jannatah municipality.
Wādī Umm Qal‘ah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Wadi Umm Qal’ah”
- Location: Bethlehem Governorate, West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.68884° or 31° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
35.22537° or 35° 13′ 31″ eastElevation
586 metres (1,923 feet)Open location code
8G3QM6QG+G4GeoNames ID
7890657
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In Other Languages
“Wādī Umm Qal‘ah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي أم قلعة”
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Localities in the Area
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