Dayr ‘Āyidah
Dayr ‘Āyidah is a convent in Palestine. Dayr ‘Āyidah is situated nearby to the place of worship Rachel’s Tomb, as well as near The Walled Off Hotel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rachel’s Tomb and Caritas Baby Hospital.
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 470 metres east of Dayr ‘Āyidah.
Caritas Baby Hospital
Hospital
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The Caritas Baby Hospital is the only purely pediatric hospital in the Palestinian territories. 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 740 metres east of Dayr ‘Āyidah.
The Walled Off Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Walled Off Hotel is a boutique hotel in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. It was designed by anonymous Bristol-born artist Banksy alongside other creatives. The Walled Off Hotel is situated 570 metres east of Dayr ‘Āyidah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Jala and Gilo.
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.
Gilo
Suburb
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gilo is an Israeli settlement in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 30,000. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel…
Bethlehem
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.
Dayr ‘Āyidah
- Type: Convent
- Also known as: “Aida Convent” and “Dayr ‘Ayidah”
- Category: religion
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.72075° or 31° 43′ 15″ northLongitude
35.19735° or 35° 11′ 51″ eastElevation
776 metres (2,546 feet)Open location code
8G3QP5CW+7WGeoNames ID
8074277
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In Other Languages
“Dayr ‘Āyidah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير عايدة”
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