Cenacle

The Cenacle, also known as the Upper Room, is a room in in , just outside the Old City walls, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper, the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus held with the apostles.
  • Type: Church
  • Description: in Christian tradition, the room in which the Last Supper was held
  • Also known as: Chamber of the Last Supper”, “The Upper Room”, and “Upper Room
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zion Gate and David’s Tomb.

, also known in Arabic as Bab Sahyun or Bab Harat al-Yahud, is one of the seven historic Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. is situated 110 metres north of Cenacle.

Synagogue
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
David's Tomb is a site that, according to an early medieval tradition, is associated with the burial of the biblical king David. During the Ottoman and British Mandate periods, Maqam Al-Nabi Daoud served one of Jerusalem prime Islamic shrines.

Meadow
or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. is situated 320 metres southwest of Cenacle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Zion and Yemin Moshe.

Suburb
Photo: Eman, CC0.
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.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood in , overlooking the Old City.

Neighborhood
The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

Cenacle

Latitude
31.77192° or 31° 46′ 19″ north
Longitude
35.22927° or 35° 13′ 45″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 256278896
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q318972
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Cenacle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: علية صهيون
  • Basque: Zenakuloa
  • Breton: Cenaculum
  • Breton: Sal ar Gambr-lid
  • Bulgarian: Сионска горница
  • Bulgarian: Сионската горница
  • Catalan: Cenacle
  • Chinese: 馬爾谷家
  • Chinese: 马可楼
  • Chinese: 马尔谷家
  • Croatian: Cenakul
  • Czech: Večeřadlo
  • Dutch: Cenakel
  • Egyptian Arabic: علية صهيون
  • Esperanto: Cenaklo
  • Estonian: Ülemine tuba
  • Finnish: Viimeinen ateria
  • French: Cenacle de Jerusalem
  • French: Cénacle de jérusalem
  • French: Cénacle de Jérusalem
  • French: Cénacle De Jérusalem
  • French: Cénacle
  • German: Abendmahlssaal
  • German: Coenaculum
  • Hebrew: חדר הסעודה האחרונה
  • Hebrew: קנקולום
  • Hungarian: Az utolsó vacsora terme
  • Hungarian: Cenákulum
  • Hungarian: Utolsó vacsora terme
  • Indonesian: Senakel
  • Italian: Cenacolo
  • Italian: Il Cenacolo
  • Japanese: セナクル
  • Japanese: 上の部屋
  • Korean: 마가의 다락방
  • Macedonian: Сионска горница
  • Polish: Wieczernik
  • Portuguese: Cenáculo
  • Romanian: Cenaclul din Ierusalim - Cina cea de Taină
  • Romanian: Cenaclul din Ierusalim
  • Russian: Горница Тайной Вечери
  • Russian: Сенакль
  • Russian: Сионская горница
  • Serbian: Сионска Горница
  • Slovak: Večeradlo
  • Slovenian: dvorana zadnje večerje
  • Spanish: Aposento Alto
  • Spanish: Cenáculo
  • Turkish: Cenaculum
  • Ukrainian: Горниця Тайної вечері
  • Ukrainian: Світлиця Тайної вечері
  • Ukrainian: Сенакль
  • Ukrainian: Сенакулум
  • Ukrainian: Сіонська світлиця
  • Western Frisian: Seal fan it Lêste Nachtmiel

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