Tantur Ecumenical Institute

Tantur Ecumenical Institute is a college in West Bank, Palestine. Tantur Ecumenical Institute is situated near the border checkpoint Bethlehem Checkpoint 300, as well as near the park Afarsemon Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rachel’s Tomb and Bethlehem Checkpoint 300.

Rachel’s Tomb

Place of worship

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Rachel's Tomb is a site revered as the burial place of the Biblical matriarch Rachel. The site is also referred to as the Bilal bin Rabah mosque. The tomb is held in esteem by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Rachel’s Tomb is situated 1 km south of Tantur Ecumenical Institute.

Bethlehem Checkpoint 300

Border checkpoint

Checkpoint 300, also known as the Bethlehem checkpoint, the Gilo Checkpoint, or the Rachel's Tomb checkpoint, is a major Israeli checkpoint run by the Israel Defense Forces and located at one of the main exits of Bethlehem. Bethlehem Checkpoint 300 is situated 540 metres south of Tantur Ecumenical Institute.

Caritas Baby Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

The Caritas Baby Hospital is the only purely pediatric hospital in Palestine. It falls into the jurisdiction of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and is sustained by the Catholic non-profit organizations Kinderhilfe Bethlehem and Aiuto Bambini Betlemme in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Caritas Baby Hospital is situated 1 km south of Tantur Ecumenical Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Hamatos and Gilo.

Givat Hamatos

Suburb

Givat HaMatos is a planned Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem. It encompasses an area of 170 dunams. It is bordered by Talpiot in the north, Gilo in the south, and Beit Safafa in the west.

Gilo

Suburb

Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gilo is an Israeli settlement in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 30,000. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel…

Sharafat

Suburb

Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sharafat is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, located within approximately 5 km to the south west of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is situated close to the Palestinian town of Beit Safafa and near the Israeli settlement of Gilo in the southern portion of East Jerusalem.

Tantur Ecumenical Institute

Type: College
Category: education
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.72906° or 31° 43′ 45″ north

Longitude

35.2031° or 35° 12′ 11″ east

Open location code

8G3QP6H3+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 627124135

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=college

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Afarsemon Garden and Car-only Checkpoint.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Road 60/HaRozmarin and Tantur Hills Hotel.

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Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.

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