Deir Rafat

Deir Rafat
דיר ראפאת
دير رفات
Deir Rafat is located in Jerusalem
Deir Rafat
Deir Rafat
Coordinates: 31°46′34″N 34°56′47″E / 31.77611°N 34.94639°E / 31.77611; 34.94639
Grid position144/131 PAL
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1927
Founded byLuigi 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]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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