Al Kanīsah al Ma‘madānīyah al Ūlá

Places of Interest Nearby

Rachel’s Tomb

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. Rachel’s Tomb is situated 320 metres west of Al Kanīsah al Ma‘madānīyah al Ūlá.

Caritas Baby Hospital

Hospital

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The Caritas Baby Hospital is the only purely pediatric hospital in Palestine. It falls into the jurisdiction of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and is sustained by the Catholic non-profit organizations Kinderhilfe Bethlehem and Aiuto Bambini Betlemme in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Caritas Baby Hospital is situated 210 metres north of Al Kanīsah al Ma‘madānīyah al Ūlá.

Places in the Area

Bethlehem

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Bethlehem is a small city located some 10 km south of the Old City of Jerusalem within the West Bank, in an "Area A" zone administered by the Palestinian Authority.

Homat Shmuel

Suburb

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Har Homa, officially Homat Shmuel, is an Israeli settlement in southern East Jerusalem, near the Palestinian city of Beit Sahour. The settlement is also referred to as "Jabal Abu Ghneim", which is the Arabic name of the hill.

Beit Jala

Town

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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.

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