Dayr ‘Āyidah

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 470 metres east of Dayr ‘Āyidah.

Bethlehem University

University

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Bethlehem University is a Catholic university located in the city of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, Palestine. Bethlehem University is situated 1¼ km south of Dayr ‘Āyidah.

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 750 metres east of Dayr ‘Āyidah.

Places in the Area

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.

Gilo

Suburb

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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

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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.

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