Givati Parking Lot dig

The Givati Parking Lot dig, also called Wadi Hilwa Square, is an archaeological excavation located in 's Wadi Hilweh neighbourhood, in advance of a building project commissioned by the El'ad Association.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: East Jerusalem archaeological excavation
  • Also known as: “Wadi Hilwa Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dome of the Rock and Western Wall.

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 200 metres north of Givati Parking Lot dig.

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 270 metres north of Givati Parking Lot dig.

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The , also known as Bab al-Maghariba, Mughrabi Gate, Moroccan Gate or Silwan Gate, is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was built as a small postern gate in the 16th century by the Ottomans, first widened for vehicular traffic in 1952 by the and again in 1985 by the authorities.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Silwan.

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

Suburb
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or Siloam is a predominantly Palestinian district in , on the southeastern outskirts of the current Old City of Jerusalem. It was the source of water for the within larger boundaries of the ancient walled city of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.

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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.

Givati Parking Lot dig

Latitude
31.77444° or 31° 46′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.2351° or 35° 14′ 6″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8G3QQ6FP+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 147608637
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q5565595
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Givati Parking Lot dig” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “موقف جفعاتي”
  • French: “Fouilles du parking Givati”
  • Hebrew: “החפירות ב’חניון גבעתי‘ בעיר דוד”
  • Hebrew: “חניון גבעתי (עיר דוד)”
  • Hebrew: “חניון גבעתי”
  • Hebrew: “חפירות גבעתי”
  • Hebrew: “עיר דוד - חניון גבעתי”
  • Indonesian: “Penggalian di lapangan parkir Givati”
  • Japanese: “ギヴァティ駐車場発掘場”

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