Ramat Rachel, Jerusalem

Name: Ramat Rachel
Address: Jerusalem, Israel

#177 among attractions in Jerusalem

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Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located in central Israel. An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019, it had a population of 545. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 31°44'24"N, 35°13'8"E

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רָמַת רָחֵל‎ (ramat rahel)Jerusalem Israel

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Ramat Rachel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mar Elias Monastery, Peace Forest, Kathisma, Talpiot Tomb.

0.6 miSW
Monastery
Mar Elias Monastery, Jerusalem
15 min walk • Mar Elias Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery in south Jerusalem, on a hill overlooking Bethlehem and Herodium.
1.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Forest
Peace Forest, Jerusalem
35 min walk • Peace forest is a forest in South - Southeast Jerusalem, between the Abu Tor neighbourhood and the Sherover Promenade. The Peace Forest was planted on a site identified with the biblical Azal river mentioned in the book of Zechariah.
~1940 ftW
Church
Kathisma, Jerusalem
10 min walk • The Church of the Seat of Mary, Church of the Kathisma or Old Kathisma being the name mostly used in literature, was a 5th-century Byzantine church in the Holy Land, located between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
1.2 miNE
Tomb
Talpiot Tomb, Jerusalem
32 min walk • The Talpiot Tomb is a rock-cut tomb discovered in 1980 in the East Talpiot neighborhood, five kilometers south of the Old City in East Jerusalem.
1.3 miN
Park
Train Track Park, Jerusalem
33 min walk • Train Track Park is a rail trail urban park in West Jerusalem. Featuring 7 kilometres of walking and biking trails, the park follows the route of the original Jaffa–Jerusalem railway from the Jerusalem Railway Station near the German Colony to Teddy Stadium in Malha.
1.4 miNE
Memorial
Tolerance Monument, Jerusalem
37 min walk • The Tolerance Monument is an outdoor sculpture located in a park near Goldman Promenade in Jerusalem.
1.1 miNW
Library
Israel State Archives, Jerusalem
27 min walk • Israel State Archives is the national archive of Israel, located in Jerusalem. The archive houses some 400 million documents, maps, stamps, audio tapes, video clips, photographs and special publications.
0.7 miN
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Talpiot, Jerusalem
18 min walk • Talpiot is an Israeli neighborhood in southeastern Jerusalem, established in 1922 by Zionist pioneers. It was built as a garden suburb on land purchased by the Tel Aviv-based Palestine Land Development Company and other Jewish building societies.
0.8 miW
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Beit Safafa, Jerusalem
21 min walk • Beit Safafa is a Palestinian town along the Green Line, with the vast majority of its territory in East Jerusalem and some northern parts in West Jerusalem. Since the 1949 agreements, the neighborhood had been divided by the Green Line.
1 miS
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Har Homa, Jerusalem
26 min walk • Har Homa, officially Homat Shmuel, is an Israeli settlement in southern East Jerusalem, near Beit Sahour. The settlement is also referred to as "Jabal Abu Ghneim" which is the Arabic name of the hill.
0.7 miE
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Sur Baher, Jerusalem
19 min walk • Sur Baher, also Tsur Baher, is a Palestinian neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of East Jerusalem. It is located east of Ramat Rachel and northeast of Har Homa. In 2006, Sur Baher had a population of 15,000.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ramat Rachel?

Nearby attractions include Kathisma, Jerusalem (10 min walk), Kiryat Itri, Jerusalem (15 min walk), Mar Elias Monastery, Jerusalem (15 min walk), Givat HaMatos, Jerusalem (17 min walk).

How to get to Ramat Rachel by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ramat Rachel:

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Hevron Road/Giv'at HaMatos • Lines: 231 (9 min walk)