Al-Asakra
Al-Asakra is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate in the south-central West Bank, located 4.5 kilometers southeast of Bethlehem. It is a part of the Jannatah municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herodion Ruins and Chapel of the Milk Grotto.
Herodion Ruins
Photo: אסף.צ, Public domain.
The Herodeion, in Latin: Herodium, in Modern Hebrew: הרודיון Herodion, known in Arabic as Jabal al-Fureidis is a fortified desert palace built by Herod the Great, king of Judaea, in the first century BCE.
Chapel of the Milk Grotto
Church
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady, also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, erected in 1872. Chapel of the Milk Grotto is situated 4 km northwest of Al-Asakra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beit Ta’mir and Tekoa.
Beit Ta’mir
Village
Photo: Shabashewitz, CC BY 4.0.
Beit Ta'mir is a Palestinian village located six kilometers southeast of Bethlehem.The town is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,596 in 2017.
Tekoa
Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tekoa is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the West Bank, located 20 km northeast of Hebron, 16 km south of Jerusalem and in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian village of Tuqu'.
Hindaza
Village
Hindaza is a Palestinian village located six kilometers south-east of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 7,517 in 2017.
Al-Asakra
- Type: Suburb
- Description: municipality type D in Bethlehem, State of Palestine
- Categories: human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.67087° or 31° 40′ 15″ northLongitude
35.22631° or 35° 13′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8G3QM6CG+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 289911719OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q4702231
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Asakra” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bad Falouh and Jannatah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al-Furqan Mosque and بلدية جناتة.
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