Ma‘bar Rāḩīl

Ma‘bar Rāḩīl is a border post in . Ma‘bar Rāḩīl is situated nearby to the border checkpoint , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bethlehem Checkpoint 300 and Rachel’s Tomb.

Border checkpoint
Checkpoint 300, also known as the Bethlehem checkpoint, the Gilo Checkpoint, or the Rachel's Tomb checkpoint, is a major Israeli checkpoint run by the Israel Defense Forces and located at one of the main exits of .

Place of worship
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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. is situated 600 metres south of Ma‘bar Rāḩīl.

Hospital
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The is the only purely pediatric hospital in Palestine. It falls into the jurisdiction of the and is sustained by the Catholic non-profit organizations Kinderhilfe Bethlehem and Aiuto Bambini Betlemme in , and . is situated 430 metres south of Ma‘bar Rāḩīl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homat Shmuel and Givat Hamatos.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
Har Homa, officially , is an Israeli settlement in southern , near the Palestinian city of . The settlement is also referred to as "Jabal Abu Ghneim", which is the Arabic name of the hill.

Suburb
is a planned Israeli settlement in . It encompasses an area of 170 dunams. It is bordered by in the north, in the south, and in the west.

Suburb
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement in south-western , with a population of 30,000. Although it is located within the , it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel…

Ma‘bar Rāḩīl

Latitude
31.72443° or 31° 43′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.20436° or 35° 12′ 16″ east
Elevation
775 metres (2,543 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP6F3+QP
Geo­Names ID
8074150
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ma‘bar Rāḩīl” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبر راحيل”

Localities in the Area

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