Ras al-Amud
Ras al-Amud is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem located southeast of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan lies to the south, Abu Dis and al-Eizariya to the east, and the Jewish neighborhood of Ma'ale HaZeitim to the north.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in East Jerusalem
- Also known as: “Ras al ‘Amud”, “Rās al ‘Āmūd”, and “ראס אל עמוד”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dome of the Rock and Mount of Olives.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maale HaZeitim and Silwan.
Ras al-Amud
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.77023° or 31° 46′ 13″ north
Longitude
35.24392° or 35° 14′ 38″ east
Elevation
595 metres (1,952 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6CV+3H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Ras al-Amud” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس العمود”
- Arabic: “راس العامود”
- Czech: “Ras al-Amud”
- Czech: “Ras al-Amúd”
- Czech: “Rás al-Ámúd”
- Dutch: “Ras al-Amud”
- Egyptian Arabic: “راس العامود”
- French: “Ras al-Amoud”
- French: “Ras al-Amud”
- Hebrew: “ראס אל-עמוד”
- Italian: “Ras al-Amud”
- Romanian: “Zona Ras al-Amud”
- Spanish: “Ras al-Amud”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kidmat Zion and Abu Tor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Emleson Women’s Association Headquarters and חלקה צבאית.
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