Armenian Quarter

The Armenian Quarter 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 .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Jaffa Gate.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of .

City gate
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is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name is currently used for both the historical Ottoman gate from 1538, and for the wide gap in the city wall adjacent to it to the south.

Church
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The is a 12th-century Armenian church in the Armenian Quarter of , near the quarter's entry . The cathedral is dedicated to two of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus: James, son of Zebedee and James the brother of Jesus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Christian Quarter.

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 Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the and the in the east.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of , the other three being the , the and the Armenian Quarter.

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is a historic neighborhood in , overlooking the Old City.

Armenian Quarter

Latitude
31.77502° or 31° 46′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.22908° or 35° 13′ 45″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6GH+2J
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Wiki­data ID
Q1645501
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Armenian Quarter” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حارة الأرمن”
  • Armenian: “Երուսաղեմի հայկական թաղամաս”
  • Armenian: “Երուսաղէմի հայկական թաղամաս”
  • Armenian: “Հայկական թաղամաս”
  • Armenian: “Հայկական Թաղամաս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Erməni məhəlləsi”
  • Basque: “Armeniar barrutia”
  • Basque: “Jerusalemgo armeniar auzoa”
  • Bengali: “আর্মেনীয় মহল্লা”
  • Breton: “Karter Armenian”
  • Chinese: “亚美尼亚区”
  • Chinese: “亞美尼亞區”
  • Croatian: “Armenska četvrt”
  • Czech: “Arménská čtvrť”
  • Czech: “Arménská Čtvrť”
  • Dutch: “Armeense wijk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الحى الارمنى”
  • Esperanto: “Armena kvartalo en Jerusalemo”
  • Finnish: “Jerusalemin armenialaiskortteli”
  • French: “Quartier arménien de Jérusalem”
  • French: “Quartier armenien de la vieille ville de Jerusalem”
  • French: “Quartier arménien de la vieille ville de Jérusalem”
  • French: “Quartier arménien”
  • German: “Armenisches Viertel von Jerusalem”
  • German: “Armenisches Viertel”
  • Greek: “Αρμένικη συνοικία Ιερουσαλήμ”
  • Greek: “Αρμενική συνοικία της παλαιάς Ιερουσαλήμ”
  • Greek: “Αρμένικη Συνοικία”
  • Hebrew: “הרובע הארמני”
  • Hindi: “अर्मेनियाई खंड”
  • Hindi: “आर्मेनियाई खण्ड”
  • Hungarian: “Örmény negyed”
  • Indonesian: “Bagian Armenia”
  • Italian: “Quartiere armeno di Gerusalemme”
  • Italian: “Quartiere armeno”
  • Italian: “Quartiere Armeno”
  • Japanese: “アルメニア人地区”
  • Latvian: “Armēņu kvartāls”
  • Macedonian: “Ерменска населба”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Der armenske kvarter”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det armenske kvarter”
  • Norwegian: “Det armenske kvarter”
  • Persian: “ارمنی‌های اورشلیم”
  • Persian: “ارمنی‌های بیت المقدس”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica Ormiańska w Jerozolimie”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica Ormiańska”
  • Portuguese: “Bairro Arménio”
  • Portuguese: “Bairro Armênio”
  • Portuguese: “Quarteirão Armênio”
  • Romanian: “Cartierul armean”
  • Romanian: “Cartierul armenesc”
  • Russian: “Армянский квартал”
  • Serbian: “Јерменска четврт”
  • Slovenian: “Armenska četrt”
  • Spanish: “Barrio armenio de Jerusalén”
  • Spanish: “Barrio Armenio”
  • Tamil: “ஆர்மேனியப் பகுதி”
  • Turkish: “Ermeni Mahallesi”
  • Turkish: “Ermeni semti”
  • Ukrainian: “Вірменський квартал”
  • Urdu: “آرمینیائی محلہ”
  • Western Armenian: “Երուսաղէմի Հայկական Թաղամասը”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old City and Mount Zion.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Toros and Saint James Monastery.

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