Issawiya

Al-Issawiya is a Palestinian neighborhood in . It is located on the eastern slopes of the ridge. To the east and north, it is bordered by Road 1, which connects with the settlement of Ma’ale Adumim; immediately adjoining…
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: Palestinian village near East Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank
  • Also known as: “‘Īsawīya”, “`Isawiya”, “Al-Issawiya”, “Isawiya”, and “Isawiyya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Scopus and Jerusalem War Cemetery.

Peak
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Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.

Cemetery
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The is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in for fallen servicemen of the Commonwealth in the World War I in the Palestine campaign.

Building
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Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is a public college of design and art located in . Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz, Bezalel is 's oldest institution of higher education and is considered the most prestigious art school in the country.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Hill and ’Anata.

Suburb
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, also Giv'at Shapira is an Israeli settlement in northern . It is located on territory that has been occupied since the Six-Day War in 1967 and later unilaterally annexed by Israel under the 1980 Jerusalem Law.

Town
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'Anata is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central , located four kilometers northeast of Jerusalem's Old City.

Suburb
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Shu'fat, or more commonly Shuafat, is a Palestinian refugee camp in jurisdiction located next to , a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of .

Issawiya

Latitude
31.79909° or 31° 47′ 57″ north
Longitude
35.24967° or 35° 14′ 59″ east
Elevation
743 metres (2,438 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6XX+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
294643
Wiki­data ID
Q947454
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Satellite Map

Discover Issawiya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Issawiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “العيسوية”
  • Arabic: “العيسويه”
  • Catalan: “Isawiya”
  • Czech: “Isavija”
  • Czech: “Íssávíja”
  • Dutch: “Al-Issawiya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “العيسويه”
  • French: “Al-Issawiya”
  • French: “Issawiya”
  • Hebrew: “עיסאוויה”
  • Hebrew: “עיסוויה”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Issawiya”
  • Italian: “Al-Issawiya”
  • Macedonian: “Ал-Исавија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Al-Issawiya”
  • Norwegian: “Issawiya”
  • Spanish: “Isawiya”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mount Scopus and Zameret HaBira.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al Arbaein mosque and Sabarin Mosque.

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