The olive trees
The olive trees is a monument in Jerusalem District, Israel. The olive trees is situated nearby to Ramat Rachel Cemetery, as well as near the village Ramat Rahel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kathisma and Mar Elias Monastery.
Kathisma
Archaeological site
The Church of the Seat of Mary, Church of the Kathisma or Old Kathisma being the name mostly used in literature, was a 5th-century Byzantine church in the Holy Land, located between Jerusalem and Bethlehem in East Jerusalem, on what is today known as Hebron Road. Kathisma is situated 1 km west of The olive trees.
Mar Elias Monastery
Church
Mar Elias Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery in south Jerusalem, on a hill overlooking Bethlehem and Herodium, near Hebron Road. Mar Elias Monastery is situated 1¼ km west of The olive trees.
Har Hamor Yeshiva
Synagogue
Yeshivat Har Hamor; is a Religious Zionist yeshiva in Har Homa, Jerusalem, founded in 1997 as an offshoot of Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav. The president of the yeshiva is Rabbi Zvi Thau, and the Rosh yeshiva - head of the yeshiva - is Rabbi Amiel Sternberg. Har Hamor Yeshiva is situated 1¼ km southwest of The olive trees.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ramat Rahel and Sur Baher.
Ramat Rahel
Village
Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located in central Israel. An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, near the neighborhoods Arnona and Talpiot, and overlooking Bethlehem and Rachel's Tomb, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
Sur Baher
Suburb
Sur Baher, also Tsur Baher, is a Palestinian neighborhood on the southeastern outskirts of East Jerusalem. It is located east of Ramat Rachel and northeast of Har Homa. In 2006, Sur Baher had a population of 15,000.
Umm Tuba
Suburb
Umm Tuba is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem part of Sur Baher; it is northeast of Har Homa and Bethlehem, and southeast of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel.
The olive trees
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.73747° or 31° 44′ 15″ north
Longitude
35.22313° or 35° 13′ 23″ east
Open location code
8G3QP6PF+X7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
“The olive trees” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “עצי הזית”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include פארק עצי הזית and Ramat Rachel Cemetery.
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