Rakhme
Rakhme is a suburb in West Bank, Palestine. Rakhme is situated nearby to the village Hindaza, as well as near the suburb Bad Falouh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Herodion Ruins.
Church of the Nativity
Church
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 3 km north of Rakhme.
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. Herodion Ruins is situated 2½ km southeast of Rakhme.
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 3 km north of Rakhme.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hindaza and Al-Asakra.
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
Suburb
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.
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.
Rakhme
- Type: Suburb
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.67912° or 31° 40′ 45″ northLongitude
35.21913° or 35° 13′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8G3QM6H9+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 289911723OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Rakhme” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رخمة”
- French: “Rakhma”
- Hebrew: “רחמה”
Localities in the Area
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