St. John Baharim

The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic church in , , that belongs to the Franciscan order. It was built at the site where Saint John the Baptist is believed to have been born.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Ein Karem, Israel
  • Also known as: “Church of Saint John the Baptist, Ein Karem” and “Church of St. John the Baptist”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yad Va’Shem and Church of the Visitation.

Museum
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Yad Vashem is 's official memorial institution to the victims of the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; echoing the stories of the survivors; honoring Jews who fought against… is situated 1¼ km northeast of St. John Baharim.

Church
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The is a Catholic church in , , and honors the Visitation made by the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. is situated 640 metres southwest of St. John Baharim.

Hospital
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is a comprehensive rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children, adolescents and young adults, located in . is situated 540 metres east of St. John Baharim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Kerem and Kiryat Menachem.

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is a secluded village suburb on the outskirts of West Jerusalem. Surrounded by hills dotted with olive and cypress trees, the village is refreshingly quiet although only a 20-minute bus ride southwest of the city centre.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in southwest . It is bordered by to the south and east, to the west, and the Jerusalem hills to the north.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in southwestern on . It was built in the early 1950s to house Jewish immigrants and refugees who fled the Arab world.

St. John Baharim

Latitude
31.76789° or 31° 46′ 4″ north
Longitude
35.1632° or 35° 9′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ597+57
Open­Street­Map ID
way 227867312
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q966308
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“St. John Baharim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس يوحنا المعمدان (القدس)”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
  • Chinese: “隐基林圣若翰洗者堂”
  • Danish: “Sankt Johannes Døberens Kirke”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית יוחנן בהרים”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Japanese: “ヨハネ誕生教会”
  • Japanese: “洗礼者ヨハネ誕生教会”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Franciscană ‘Nașterea Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul’ din Ein Karem”
  • Russian: “Храм Святого Иоанна Предтечи (Эйн-Керем)”
  • Russian: “Храм Святого Иоанна Предтечи”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Івана Хрестителя”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Івана Хрестителя”
  • Urdu: “کلیسائے مقدس یوحنا اصطباغی، عین کارم، پروشلم”

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Highlights include יוחנן המטביל and Bustan Hama’ayen.

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