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 Jerusalem. Its tombs were cut between the 9th and 7th centuries BC.
- Mosque
- …is also known as “Silwan necropolis”
- Description: ancient Israelite cemetery in Jerusalem
- Address: Jerusalem
Places of Interest Nearby
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City of David
The City of David, known locally mostly in Arabic…
230 metres northeast of Old mosque silwan
Dome of the Rock
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque…
610 metres north of Old mosque silwan
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silwan and Mount Zion.
Jewish Quarter
The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Old mosque silwan
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Latitude
31.77074° or 31° 46′ 15″ north
Longitude
35.23433° or 35° 14′ 4″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6CM+7P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Romanian—“Old mosque silwan” goes by many names.
لجامع القديم سلوانArabic
مقبرة سلوانArabic
Necropolis van SilwanDutch
Silwan nekropoloEsperanto
מסגד סילוואן הישןHebrew
מערות הקבורה בנחל קדרוןHebrew
מערות קבורה בנחל קדרוןHebrew
Nekropolis SilwanIndonesian
Кедрон долина некрополаMacedonian
Vechea moschee silwanRomanian
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