Kanīsat wa Ma‘had al Lātīn
Kanīsat wa Ma‘had al Lātīn is a church in Palestine. Kanīsat wa Ma‘had al Lātīn is situated nearby to the town Beit Jala, as well as near Church of Saint Nicholas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Nicholas and Rachel’s Tomb.
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church
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Church of Saint Nicholas is situated 190 metres north of Kanīsat wa Ma‘had al Lātīn.
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 1¼ km northeast of Kanīsat wa Ma‘had al Lātīn.
Mosque of Omar
Mosque
Photo: Soman, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Mosque of Omar is a mosque located in the Old City of Bethlehem, in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine. It is situated on the west side of Manger Square, across the square from the Church of the Nativity. Mosque of Omar is situated 2 km southeast of Kanīsat wa Ma‘had al Lātīn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Jala and Al-Dawha.
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.
Al-Dawha
Town
Al-Dawha is a Palestinian area located in Beit Jala, two kilometers southwest of Bethlehem. Originally a part of Beit Jala, in 1977 the mayor of Beit Jala made an official trip to Qatar where he was endowed with a sum of money to develop the town's infrastructure.
Har Gilo
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Har Gilo is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a community settlement, located about 2 kilometers west of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem and 5 kilometers south of Jerusalem, in the northern Judean hills.
Kanīsat wa Ma‘had al Lātīn
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Kanisat wa Ma’had al Latin” and “Latin Church and Seminary”
- Category: religion
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.71448° or 31° 42′ 52″ northLongitude
35.18892° or 35° 11′ 20″ eastElevation
776 metres (2,546 feet)Open location code
8G3QP57Q+QHGeoNames ID
8074980
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In Other Languages
“Kanīsat wa Ma‘had al Lātīn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة ومعهد اللاتين”
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