Old mosque silwan

The Silwan necropolis is the remains of a rock-cut cemetery assumed to have been used by the highest-ranking officials residing in . Its tombs were cut between the 9th and 7th centuries BC.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: ancient Israelite cemetery in Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “nécropole de Silwan” and “Silwan necropolis”
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dome of the Rock and Pool of Siloam.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… is situated 610 metres north of Old mosque silwan.

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The term refers to several rock-cut…

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the… is situated 680 metres north of Old mosque silwan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silwan and Mount Zion.

Suburb
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or Siloam is a predominantly Palestinian…

Suburb
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Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the .

Old mosque silwan

Latitude
31.77074° or 31° 46′ 15″ north
Longitude
35.23433° or 35° 14′ 4″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6CM+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1606190086
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q20050747
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Romanian—“Old mosque silwan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لجامع القديم سلوان”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة سلوان”
  • Dutch: “Necropolis van Silwan”
  • Esperanto: “Silwan nekropolo”
  • French: “nécropole de la vallée du Cédron”
  • French: “Nécropole de la vallée du Cédron”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד סילוואן הישן”
  • Hebrew: “מערות הקבורה בנחל קדרון”
  • Hebrew: “מערות קבורה בנחל קדרון”
  • Indonesian: “Nekropolis Silwan”
  • Macedonian: “Кедрон долина некропола”
  • Romanian: “Vechea moschee silwan”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Herod’s theatre site and Samboski Cemetery.

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