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Mount of Olives

Mount of Olives is a ridge in , and has an elevation of 790 metres. Mount of Olives is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount of Olives and Church of the Pater Noster.

Peak
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The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Church
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The is a Catholic church located on the in . It is part of a Carmelite monastery of cloistered nuns, also known as the Sanctuary of the Eleona.

Church
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The is a chapel and shrine located on the , in the At-Tur district of Jerusalem. Part of a larger complex, historically it started as part of a Christian church and monastery, which later became an Islamic …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gethsemane and At-Tur.

Locality
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is a garden at the foot of the in , where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus Christ underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested before his crucifixion.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood on the approximately 1 km east of the Old City of . is situated in , occupied and later effectively annexed by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967.

Neighborhood
Ma'ale HaZeitim is a Jewish Israeli settlement in , located on the , near the Palestinian neighborhood of . In 2010, its inhabitants numbered some 250 people belonging to 50 families.

Mount of Olives

Latitude
31.7779° or 31° 46′ 40″ north
Longitude
35.2451° or 35° 14′ 42″ east
Elevation
790 metres (2,592 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6HW+52
Geo­Names ID
8581500
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Mount of Olives” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل الزيتون”
  • Armenian: “Ձիթենյաց լեռ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Zeytun dağı”
  • Basque: “Olibetako mendia”
  • Bulgarian: “Елеонски хълм”
  • Catalan: “Mont de les Oliveres”
  • Chinese: “橄榄山”
  • Croatian: “Maslinska gora”
  • Czech: “Olivová hora”
  • Danish: “Oliebjerget”
  • Dutch: “Olijfberg”
  • Esperanto: “Olivarba monto”
  • Finnish: “Öljymäki”
  • French: “Mont des Oliviers”
  • German: “Ölberg”
  • Greek: “Όρος των Ελαιών”
  • Hebrew: “הר הזיתים”
  • Indonesian: “Bukit Zaitun”
  • Irish: “Cnoc na nOlóg”
  • Italian: “Monte degli Ulivi”
  • Japanese: “オリーブ山”
  • Korean: “올리브 산”
  • Ladino: “Ar Azeitim”
  • Macedonian: “Маслинова Гора”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oljeberget”
  • Norwegian: “Oljeberget”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Mont dels Olius”
  • Persian: “کوه زیتون”
  • Polish: “Góra Oliwna”
  • Portuguese: “Monte das Oliveiras”
  • Romanian: “Muntele Măslinilor”
  • Russian: “Елеонская гора”
  • Serbian: “Маслинова гора”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Maslinova gora”
  • Slovak: “Olivový vrch”
  • Slovenian: “Oljska gora”
  • Spanish: “Monte de los Olivos”
  • Swedish: “Olivberget”
  • Tagalog: “Bundok ng mga Olibo”
  • Tamil: “ஒலிவ மலை”
  • Turkish: “Zeytindağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Оливкова гора”
  • Urdu: “جبل زیتون”
  • Vietnamese: “Núi Ôliu”
  • Western Panjabi: “زیتون دا پعاڑ”
  • Yiddish: “הר הזיתים”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount of Olives Hotel and Church of Mary Magdalene.

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