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Church of the Nativity

The Church of the Nativity, 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: basilica in Bethlehem
  • Also known as: “Basilica of the Nativity”, “Church of the Holy Cradle”, “Kanisat al Mahd”, and “Kanīsat al Mahd”
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Catherine and Grotto of the Nativity.

Church
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The or Chapel of Saint Catherine is a Catholic religious building located adjacent to the northern part of the Basilica of the Nativity in in the , .

Cave
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The Church of the Nativity, 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.

Church
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The of Our Lady, also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in , in the , erected in 1872. is situated 180 metres southeast of Church of the Nativity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethlehem and Beit Sahour.

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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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or Beit Sahur is a Palestinian town east of , in the of the in the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.

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.

Church of the Nativity

Latitude
31.70431° or 31° 42′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.20735° or 35° 12′ 27″ east
Elevation
751 metres (2,464 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP634+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 550081368
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­basilica
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8075635
Wiki­data ID
Q194504
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Church of the Nativity” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kisha e Lindjes”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المهد”
  • Arabic: “كنيسه المهد”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Ծննդյան տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբծննդյան տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Քրիստոսի Ծննդյան եկեղեցի”
  • Basque: “Natibitatearen eliza”
  • Belarusian: “базіліка Нараджэння Хрыстова”
  • Belarusian: “Базіліка Нараджэння Хрыстова”
  • Belarusian: “базылікі Раства Хрыстовага”
  • Bengali: “নেটিভিটির গির্জা”
  • Bengali: “নেটিভিটির গীর্জা”
  • Breton: “Iliz ar C’hinivelezh”
  • Breton: “Penniliz ar C’hinivelezh”
  • Bulgarian: “базилика Рождество Христово”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de la Nativitat”
  • Catalan: “Església de la Nativitat”
  • Chinese: “主誕堂”
  • Chinese: “圣诞教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖誕教堂”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika Rođenja Isusova”
  • Croatian: “Betlehemska crkva”
  • Czech: “Chrám Narození Páně”
  • Dutch: “Geboortekerk van Bethlehem”
  • Dutch: “Geboortekerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة المهد”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko de la Naskiĝo”
  • Finnish: “Jeesuksen syntymäkirkko”
  • French: “basilique de la Nativité de Bethléem”
  • French: “Basilique de la Nativité de Bethléem”
  • French: “Basilique de la Nativite”
  • French: “Basilique de la Nativité”
  • French: “Eglise de la Nativité”
  • Galician: “Basílica da Natividade”
  • Georgian: “მაცხოვრის შობის ტაძარი”
  • German: “Geburtskirche”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική της Γεννήσεως”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית המולד”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית המולד‏‎”
  • Hebrew: “מערת המולד”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Kelahiran”
  • Irish: “Eaglais Breith Chríost”
  • Italian: “basilica della Natività”
  • Italian: “Basilica della Natività”
  • Italian: “chiesa della Natività”
  • Japanese: “生誕教会”
  • Japanese: “聖誕教会”
  • Japanese: “降誕教会”
  • Javanese: “Gréja Kawiyosan”
  • Korean: “예수 탄생 기념 성당”
  • Korean: “예수 탄생 성당”
  • Korean: “예수탄생 기념성당”
  • Korean: “예수탄생기념성당”
  • Latvian: “Jēzus dzimšanas baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Kristaus Gimimo bazilika”
  • Macedonian: “Базилика на Исусовото раѓање”
  • Malayalam: “Church of the Nativity”
  • Malayalam: “തിരുപ്പിറവി ദേവാലയം”
  • Nepali: “इसाईहरूको चर्च”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fødselskirken”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fødselskyrkja”
  • Norwegian: “Fødselskirken”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Basilica de la Nativitat de Betelèm”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “Church of the Nativity”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܥܕܬܐ ܕܕܪܓܘܫܬܐ”
  • Pampanga: “Pisamban ning Natividad”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مهد”
  • Persian: “کلیسای ولادت”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Narodzenia Pańskiego”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica da Natividade”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja da Natividade”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Nașterii Domnului”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Nativității”
  • Russian: “базилика Рождества Христова”
  • Russian: “Базилика Рождества Христова”
  • Russian: “Храм Рождества в Вифлееме”
  • Russian: “Храм Яслей Христовых”
  • Serbian: “Crkva Rođenja Hristovog”
  • Serbian: “Црква Рођења Христовог”
  • Serbian: “Црква Христовог Рођења”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bazilika Isusova rođenja”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bazilika Rođenja Isusova”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Hristovog rođenja”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva hristovog rodjenja”
  • Sinhala: “උප්පත්ති දේවස්ථානය”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika narodenia”
  • Slovak: “Chrám Narodenia Pána”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika Jezusovega rojstva, Betlehem”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika Jezusovega rojstva”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika Jezusovega rojstva”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev Jezusovega rojstva”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de la Natividad”
  • Spanish: “basílica de la Natividad”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de la Natividad”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Natividad”
  • Swedish: “Födelsekyrkan”
  • Tamil: “இயேசு பிறந்த இடக் கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “பிறப்பிடத் தேவாலயம்”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์พระคริสตสมภพ”
  • Turkish: “Doğuş Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Різдва Христового”
  • Urdu: “کنیسہ ولادت”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Giáng Sinh”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Singbahan han Natividad”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys y Geni”
  • Western Frisian: “Bertetsjerke”

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