Chapel of the Milk Grotto

The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady, also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a chapel in , in the , erected in 1872.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Bethlehem, Palestine
  • Also known as: “Kanisat Magharat al Halib”, “Kanīsat Maghārat al Ḩalīb”, “Milk Grotto Chapel”, “Млечный грот”, and “ミルク・グロット教会”
  • Address: Milk Grotto Street, Bethlehem Territory

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of the Nativity and Church of Saint Catherine.

Church
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The , or Basilica of the… is situated 180 metres northwest of Chapel of the Milk Grotto.

Church
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The or Chapel of Saint… is situated 180 metres northwest of Chapel of the Milk Grotto.

Cave
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The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the… is situated 160 metres northwest of Chapel of the Milk Grotto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethlehem and Hindaza.

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is a small city located some 10 km south…

Village
is a Palestinian village located six kilometers south-east of .

Town
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or Beit Sahur is a Palestinian town east…

Chapel of the Milk Grotto

Latitude
31.70325° or 31° 42′ 12″ north
Longitude
35.20876° or 35° 12′ 32″ east
Elevation
766 metres (2,513 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP635+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313843776
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8075576
Wiki­data ID
Q2892250
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chapel of the Milk Grotto” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة مغارة الحليب”
  • Arabic: “مغارة الحليب”
  • Czech: “Mléčná jeskyně”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مغارة الحليب (بيت لحم)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مغارة الحليب”
  • Esperanto: “Groto de la lakto”
  • French: “grotte du Lait”
  • French: “Grotte du Lait”
  • German: “Kapelle der Milchgrotte”
  • Hebrew: “מערת החלב”
  • Indonesian: “Kapel Gua Susu”
  • Italian: “Cappella della Grotta del latte”
  • Italian: “Cappella della Grotta del Latte”
  • Japanese: “ミルク・グロット”
  • Latin: “Crypta lactea”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Melkegrotten”
  • Norwegian: “Melkegrotten”
  • Persian: “کلیسای غار شیر بانوی ما”
  • Polish: “Grota Mleczna”
  • Portuguese: “Capela da Gruta do Leite”
  • Romanian: “Capela Grotei laptelui”
  • Russian: “капелла Млечного Вертепа”
  • Russian: “Млечный вертеп”
  • Russian: “Молочная пещера”
  • Spanish: “Capilla de la Gruta de la Leche”
  • Ukrainian: “Молочна печера”
  • Urdu: “غار حلیب (بیت لحم)”
  • Urdu: “غار حلیب”
  • Welsh: “Capel yr Ogof Laeth”
  • Western Panjabi: “غار حلیب (بیت لحم)”
  • Western Panjabi: “غار حلیب”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Haret Al-Anatreh and Haret Al-Najajreh.

Nearby Places

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