Tomb of Absalom

The Tomb of Absalom, also called Absalom's Pillar, is an ancient monumental rock-cut tomb with a conical roof located in the in , a few metres from the and the .
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  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: ancient monumental rock-cut tomb in East Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Absalom’s Pillar”, “Гробница Авшалома”, “Яд Авшалом”, “압살롬기념비”, and “アブサロムの塔”
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dome of the Rock and Dome of the Rock.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque, is the main congregational mosque or in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of . is situated 330 metres west of Tomb of Absalom.

Mosque
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the in the . It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad. is situated 350 metres west of Tomb of Absalom.

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the of Jerusalem. Its most famous section, known by the same name, often shortened by Jews to the Kotel or Kosel, is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in the Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. is situated 420 metres west of Tomb of Absalom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gethsemane and Maale HaZeitim.

Locality
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is a garden as well as a courtyard at the foot of the in , where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus Christ underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested before his crucifixion.

Neighborhood
Ma'ale HaZeitim is a Jewish Israeli settlement in , located on the , near the Palestinian neighborhood of . In 2010, its inhabitants numbered some 250 people belonging to 50 families.

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The of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Tomb of Absalom

Latitude
31.77725° or 31° 46′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.2389° or 35° 14′ 20″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q331729
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Tomb of Absalom” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قبر أبشالوم”
  • Azerbaijani: “Avşalomun məzarı”
  • Chinese: “押沙龙墓”
  • Czech: “Jad Avšalom”
  • Dutch: “Tomb of Absalom”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قبر ابشالوم”
  • Esperanto: “Jad Abŝalom”
  • French: “monument d’Absalom”
  • French: “Monument d’Absalom”
  • German: “Absaloms Grab”
  • German: “Abschaloms Grab”
  • German: “Grab des Absalom”
  • Hebrew: “יד אבשלום”
  • Hungarian: “Absalom sírja”
  • Italian: “tomba di Assalonne”
  • Italian: “Tomba di Assalonne”
  • Japanese: “アブサロムの墓”
  • Khmer: “ផ្នូររបស់អាប់សាឡុម”
  • Korean: “압살롬 기념비”
  • Macedonian: “Гробот на Авесалом”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Absaloms grav”
  • Norwegian: “Absaloms grav”
  • Polish: “Grób Absaloma”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo de Absalão”
  • Romanian: “Mormântul lui Abesalom”
  • Russian: “Гробница Авессалома”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Absalón”
  • Spanish: “Yad Avshalom”
  • Thai: “อนุสรณ์อับซาโลม”
  • Thai: “อนุสรณ์เอบซาโลม”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ ابی سلوم”
  • Yiddish: “יד אבשלום”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tomb of the Sons of Hezir and Tomb of Zacharias.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: free cafe and The grave of Rabbi Haim Ben Attar.

West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.

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