Maqbarat al Aţfāl
Maqbarat al Aţfāl is a cemetery in Palestine. Maqbarat al Aţfāl is situated nearby to Palestine Museum of Natural History, as well as near the synagogue Tomb of Rachel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Tomb of Rachel.
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. Church of the Nativity is situated 1¼ km southeast of Maqbarat al Aţfāl.
Tomb of Rachel
Synagogue
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. Tomb of Rachel is situated 630 metres north of Maqbarat al Aţfāl.
Palestine Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Palestine Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. Founded in 2013, it opened to the public in 2017. Palestine Museum of Natural History is situated 610 metres northeast of Maqbarat al Aţfāl.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethlehem and Beit Jala.
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.
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.
Homat Shmuel
Suburb
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.
Maqbarat al Aţfāl
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Children’s Cemetery” and “Maqbarat al Atfal”
- Category: burial
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.71376° or 31° 42′ 50″ northLongitude
35.2011° or 35° 12′ 4″ eastElevation
758 metres (2,487 feet)Open location code
8G3QP672+GCGeoNames ID
8074307
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In Other Languages
“Maqbarat al Aţfāl” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة الأطفال”
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