Mount of Olives

The Old City 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Mary Magdalene and Dome of the Rock.

Church
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The is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church located on the , directly across the and near the Garden of Gethsemane in . is situated 120 metres southwest of Mount of Olives.

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 650 metres west of Mount of Olives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gethsemane and At-Tur.

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.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood on the approximately 1 km east of the Old City of . is situated in , occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967.

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.

Mount of Olives

Latitude
31.77957° or 31° 46′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.24192° or 35° 14′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6HR+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 137731600
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­orchard
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Mount of Olives” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل الزيتون”
  • Breton: “Menez an Olivez”
  • Finnish: “Öljymäki”
  • German: “Ölberg”
  • Hebrew: “הר הזיתים”
  • Romanian: “Muntele Măslinilor”
  • Russian: “Елеонская гора”

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Notable Places Nearby

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