Church of the Assumption (Mary’s Tomb)

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Tomb of the Virgin Mary

Church

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Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also Tomb of the Virgin Mary or the Church of the Assumption, is a Christian church built around an ancient Judean rock-cut tomb in the Kidron Valley – at the foot of Mount of Olives, in East Jerusalem – believed by Eastern Christians to be the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Church of All Nations

Church

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The Church of All Nations, also known as the Church of Gethsemane or the Basilica of the Agony, is a Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, next to the Garden of Gethsemane.

Dome of the Rock

Place of worship

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The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically attested… Dome of the Rock is situated 450 metres southwest of Church of the Assumption (Mary’s Tomb).

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Gethsemane

Locality

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

Muslim Quarter

Neighborhood

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The Muslim Quarter is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem. It covers 31 hectares of the northeastern sector of the Old City.

East Jerusalem

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East Jerusalem is the part of Jerusalem that belongs to the Palestinian territories. The walled Old City is formally part of it, but is discussed in its own article.

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