Church of the Holy Archangels

The Church of the Holy Archangels, also known as Deir ez-Zeitun, is an Armenian Orthodox Christian church in the of the Old City of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Israel
  • Also known as: “Church of the Holy Archangels, Jerusalem” and “Deir ez-Zeitun”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zion Gate and Cenacle.

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, also known in Arabic as Bab Sahyun or Bab Harat al-Yahud, is one of the seven historic Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Church
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The , also known as the Upper Room, is a room in in , just outside the Old City walls, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper, the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus held with the apostles. is situated 150 metres south of Church of the Holy Archangels.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of . is situated 570 metres north of Church of the Holy Archangels.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armenian Quarter and Mount Zion.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

Suburb
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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.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the . The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the and the in the east.

Church of the Holy Archangels

Latitude
31.77325° or 31° 46′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.22951° or 35° 13′ 46″ east
Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6FH+8R
Geo­Names ID
13607901
Wiki­data ID
Q24911488
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Church of the Holy Archangels” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير الزيتون”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة رؤساء الملائكة القديسين”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة_رؤساء_الملائكة_القديسين”
  • Armenian: “Դեյր էզ-Զեյթուն”
  • Armenian: “Երուսաղեմի Սրբոց Հրեշտակապետաց եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սրբոց Հրեշտակապետաց եկեղեցի”
  • Chinese: “圣天使堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة رؤساء الملائكه القديسين”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sanktaj Ĉefanĝeloj”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית המלאכים הראשיים הקדושים (ירושלים)”
  • Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Arcangeli”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Arcangeli”
  • Italian: “Deir ez-Zeitun”
  • Turkish: “Surp Hreşdagabedats Kilisesi”

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