Silwan

Silwan or Siloam is a predominantly Palestinian district in , on the southeastern outskirts of the current Old City of Jerusalem. It was the source of water for the within larger boundaries of the ancient walled city of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.
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  • Type: Suburb with 19,800 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in East Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Kfar ha-Šiloach”, “Kfar HaShiloah”, “Siiloa”, “Silván”, “Silwân”, “Silwān”, “Wadi Hilweh”, “Силоам”, “כפר השילוח”, “סלואן”, and “錫勒萬”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dome of the Rock and Gichon Spring.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque…

Spring
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Gihon Spring or Fountain of the Virgin, also known…

Mosque
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maale HaZeitim and Ras al-Amud.

Neighborhood
Ma'ale HaZeitim is a Jewish Israeli settlement…

Suburb
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is a Palestinian neighborhood…

Neighborhood
Photo: Michael Kriegal, CC BY 2.0.
The is one of the four traditional quarters of the .

Silwan

Latitude
31.7706° or 31° 46′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.23696° or 35° 14′ 13″ east
Population
19,800
Elevation
713 metres (2,339 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6CP+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11607797137
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
281788
Wiki­data ID
Q2448062
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Silwan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سلوان”
  • Central Kurdish: “سیلوان”
  • Chinese: “西尔万”
  • Czech: “Silvan”
  • Dutch: “Silwan”
  • Finnish: “Silwan”
  • French: “Silwan”
  • German: “Silwan”
  • Hebrew: “סילואן”
  • Hebrew: “סילוואן”
  • Indonesian: “Silwan”
  • Italian: “Siloam”
  • Japanese: “シロアム”
  • Korean: “실로암”
  • Macedonian: “Силван”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Silwan”
  • Norwegian: “Silwan”
  • Persian: “سلوان (اورشلیم)”
  • Persian: “سلوان”
  • Polish: “Silwan”
  • Russian: “Силуан”
  • Russian: “Сильван”
  • Spanish: “Silwan”
  • Swedish: “Silwan”
  • Turkish: “Silwan”
  • Urdu: “سلوان”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mount Zion and Abu Tor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pool of Siloam and City of David.

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