Government House

Government House is a building in , . Government House is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near .
Photo: Freeyoni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Jerusalem by Austen Harrison
  • Also known as: “Armon Hanatziv” and “Palace of the Commissioner”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Talpiot community center and Gehenna.

Community center
Photo: אורי מ., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 170 metres south of Government House.

Meadow
Photo: Michal.lvn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. is situated 2 km northwest of Government House.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The term refers to several rock-cut pools located southeast of the walls of the . The pools were fed by the waters of the , carried there by the Siloam tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Talpiot and Nof Tsion.

Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Armon HaNetziv is an Israeli settlement in southern , established by in 1973 on land captured in the Six-Day War and occupied since then.

Suburb
Nof Zion is a Jewish religious neighborhood and an Israeli settlement inside of the Palestinian Arab neighborhood of , . The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Jabel Mukaber is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in southern . It is bordered by to the west, and to the north and to the south. Jabel Mukaber has a population of approximately 30,000.

Government House

Latitude
31.75439° or 31° 45′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.23674° or 35° 14′ 12″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ63P+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233955863
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q12404277
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In Other Languages

From German to Hebrew—“Government House” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Commissioner of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization and Upper water equaduct park.

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