Deir Rafat
דיר ראפאת دير رفات | |
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Coordinates: 31°46′34″N 34°56′47″E / 31.77611°N 34.94639°E | |
Grid position | 144/131 PAL |
Country | Israel |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Founded | 1927 |
Founded by | Luigi Barlassina |
Population (2022)[1] | 97 |
Deir Rafat (Arabic: دير رفات, Hebrew: דיר ראפאת), also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 97.[1]