Mosque of Omar

The Mosque of Omar is a located in the Old City of , in the , in the . It is situated on the west side of , across the square from the .
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—11:00 AM, 1:30 PM—2:30 PM, and 5:00 PM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in the Old City of Bethlehem, West Bank, State of Palestine
  • Also known as: “Masjid ‘Umar Bin al Khattab” and “Masjid ‘Umar Bin al Khaţţāb”
  • Address: Manger Square, Bethlehem Territory

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.

Church
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The , or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in , , . The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. is situated 190 metres east of Mosque of Omar.

Photo: Alexey Goral, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city square in the center of in . It takes its name from the manger where Jesus is said to have been born which, according to Christian tradition, took place at the , enshrined since the fourth century in the .

Church
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The or Chapel of Saint Catherine is a religious building located adjacent to the northern part of the in in the , . is situated 210 metres east of Mosque of Omar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethlehem and Beit Jala.

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

Town
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is a Palestinian Christian town in the of , in the . is located 10 km 10 km south of , on the western side of the road, opposite , at 825 meters altitude.

Village
is a Palestinian village located six kilometers south-east of . The village is in the Southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 7,517 in 2017.

Mosque of Omar

Latitude
31.70454° or 31° 42′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.2054° or 35° 12′ 19″ east
Elevation
763 metres (2,503 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP634+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 549999178
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Geo­Names ID
8075344
Wiki­data ID
Q2667420
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Mosque of Omar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد عمر (بيت لحم)”
  • Arabic: “مسجد عمر بن الخطاب”
  • Arabic: “مسجد عمر”
  • Breton: “Moskeen Omar”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita d’Omar (Betlem)”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita d’Omar”
  • Central Kurdish: “مزگەوتی عومەر کوڕی خەتتاب”
  • Chinese: “奥马尔清真寺”
  • Cornish: “Mosk Omar (Bethlem)”
  • Cornish: “Mosk Omar”
  • Czech: “Omarova mešita”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد عمر ببيت لحم”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد عمر”
  • Esperanto: “Moskeo de Omaro”
  • French: “mosquée d’Omar”
  • French: “Mosquée d’Omar”
  • Georgian: “ომარის მეჩეთი”
  • German: “Omar-Moschee”
  • Japanese: “オマールのモスク”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Omar”
  • Persian: “مسجد عمر”
  • Polish: “Meczet Umara w Betlejem”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Омара”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Omar”
  • Urdu: “مسجد عمر بن خطاب (بیت لحم)”
  • Urdu: “مسجد عمر بن خطاب”
  • Uzbek: “Umar masjidi”
  • Welsh: “Mosg Omar (Bethlehem)”
  • Welsh: “Mosg Omar”

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