Tomb of Zacharias

The Tomb of Zechariah is an ancient stone monument in that is considered in Jewish tradition to be the tomb of Zechariah ben Jehoiada. It is a few meters from the and adjacent to the .
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  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: tomb in East Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Tomb of Zechariah” and “Zechariah’s Tomb”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or in the compound in the Old City of . is situated 320 metres west of Tomb of Zacharias.

Place of worship
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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 380 metres northwest of Tomb of Zacharias.

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 Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. is situated 430 metres west of Tomb of Zacharias.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gethsemane and Maale HaZeitim.

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.

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.

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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.

Tomb of Zacharias

Latitude
31.77663° or 31° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.23899° or 35° 14′ 20″ east
Open location code
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Tomb of Zacharias” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “撒迦利亚墓”
  • Dutch: “Tomb of Zechariah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قبر زكريا”
  • Esperanto: “Tombo de Zeĥarja”
  • French: “tombe de Zacharie”
  • French: “Tombe de Zacharie”
  • German: “Grab des Zacharias”
  • Hebrew: “קבר זכריה”
  • Hungarian: “Zakariás sírja”
  • Italian: “Tomba di Zaccaria”
  • Japanese: “ゼカリヤの墓”
  • Macedonian: “Гробот на Захарија”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo de Zacarias”
  • Russian: “Гробница Захарии”
  • Russian: “Гробница Пророка Захарии”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Zacarías”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ زکریا بن یہویدع”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of the Sons of Hezir and Spanish Section.

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