Burkin Church

The Burqin Church, also known as the Church of the Ten Lepers or Church of St George, is a Greek Orthodox church established during the Byzantine period and located in , , , .
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Photo: Sylwia Ufnalska, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in West Bank, Palestine
  • Also known as: “Borken Churche”, “Burqin Church”, and “St. George’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Freedom Theatre.

Theater building
Photo: Guillom, CC BY 3.0.
is a community-based theatre and cultural center in the , in , in the northern part of the , . is situated 2½ km east of Burkin Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burqin and Kafr Dan.

Village
Photo: A abualrob, Public domain.
is a Palestinian town in the northern located 5 km west of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, its population was 5,685 in 2007 and 7,126 in 2017.

Village
is a Palestinian village in the , located 8 km northwest of in the northern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, the town had a population of 5,148 in 2007 and 6,591 in 2017.

Town
Photo: Dan Palraz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the Jenin camp, is a town originally founded in 1953 as a Palestinian refugee camp located within the city of in the northern . is situated 2½ km east of Burkin Church.

Burkin Church

Latitude
32.4576° or 32° 27′ 27″ north
Longitude
35.26006° or 35° 15′ 36″ east
Open location code
8G4QF756+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432545019
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q5000301
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Burkin Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس جرجس, برقين”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة برقين”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة برقين”
  • French: “église Saint-Georges”
  • French: “Église Saint-Georges”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית בורקין”
  • Persian: “کلیسای برقین”
  • Russian: “Храм Св. Георгия, исцеления 10 прокаженных”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Jorge”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jorge”
  • Urdu: “کنیسہ برقین”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mosque and The Latenet Churche.

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