Dormition Church

Dormition Church is a church in . Dormition Church is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Sunday: 12:30 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Basilica of the Dormition of Mary”
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cenacle and David’s Tomb.

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.

Synagogue
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David's Tomb is a site that, according to an early medieval tradition, is associated with the burial of the biblical king David. During the Ottoman and British Mandate periods, Maqam Al-Nabi Daoud served one of Jerusalem prime Islamic shrines.

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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. is situated 110 metres northeast of Dormition Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Zion and Yemin Moshe.

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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is a historic neighborhood in , overlooking the Old City.

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 .

Dormition Church

Latitude
31.77214° or 31° 46′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.22889° or 35° 13′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6CH+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6992244482
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q18620590
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Dormition Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة الرقاد”
  • French: “Basilique de la Dormition de la Vierge-Marie”
  • German: “Dormitio-Basilika”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת הדורמיציון”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הדורמיציון”
  • Hungarian: “Mária elszenderülése-templom”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Tertidurnya Perawan Maria di Biara Hagia Maria Sion, Yerusalem”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dormitio-basilikaen”
  • Norwegian: “Dormitio-basilikaen”
  • Western Frisian: “Dormitio-basilyk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of the Holy Savior and Monastery of Saint Francis ad Coenaculum.

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