Tikvat Shimon
Tikvat Shimon is a synagogue in Israel. Tikvat Shimon is situated nearby to the church Salesians Sisters, as well as near the suburb Musrara.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Damascus Gate.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre is situated 510 metres southeast of Tikvat Shimon.
Damascus Gate
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway leading out to Nablus, which in the Hebrew Bible was called Shechem or Sichem, and from there, in times… Damascus Gate is situated 420 metres east of Tikvat Shimon.
New Gate
Photo: Daniel Baránek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The New Gate is the newest of the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was built in 1889 by the Ottomans under the directorship of the French consul and Franciscan brotherhood monkship order to provide direct access between the Christian Quarter and the new neighborhoods then going up outside the walls. New Gate is situated 250 metres south of Tikvat Shimon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Musrara and Russian Compound.
Musrara
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Musrara is a formerly Ottoman neighborhood in what is now West Jerusalem. It is bordered by the Israeli neighborhoods of Mea Shearim and Beit Yisrael to the north, by the Russian Compound and Kikar Safra to the west, and by Mamilla mall to the south, and the Old City to the east.
Russian Compound
Suburb
The Russian Compound is one of the oldest districts in central Jerusalem, featuring a large Russian Orthodox church, the Russian-owned Sergei's Courtyard and the premises of the Russian Consulate General in Jerusalem, as well as the site of former pilgrim hostels, some of which are used as Israeli government buildings, and one of which hosts the Museum of Underground Prisoners.
Jerusalem
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Tikvat Shimon
- Type: Synagogue
- Roof shape: hipped
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.78155° or 31° 46′ 54″ northLongitude
35.22589° or 35° 13′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ6JG+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 158476949OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hipped
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In Other Languages
“Tikvat Shimon” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “תקוות שמעון”
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Highlights include Salesians Sisters and Matnas Musrara.
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