St. Charbel

St. Charbel is a church in Palestine. St. Charbel is situated nearby to the tourism office Visitor Information Center, as well as near the marketplace Old Market (Al Souq).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Mosque of Omar.

Church of the Nativity

Church

Photo: Neil Ward, CC BY 2.0.

The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. Church of the Nativity is situated 330 metres northeast of St. Charbel.

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 210 metres northeast of St. Charbel.

Manger Square

Photo: Alexey Goral, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Manger Square is a city square in the center of Bethlehem in Palestine. It takes its name from the manger where Jesus is said to have been born which, according to Christian tradition, took place at the Grotto of the Nativity, enshrined since the fourth century in the Church of the Nativity. Manger Square is situated 220 metres northeast of St. Charbel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethlehem and Artas.

Bethlehem

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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

Artas

Village

Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0.

Artas is a Palestinian village located four kilometers southwest of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village council had a population of 5,745 in 2017.

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.

St. Charbel

Type: Church
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.70294° or 31° 42′ 11″ north

Longitude

35.20426° or 35° 12′ 15″ east

Open location code

8G3QP633+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5760476768

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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