Samboski Cemetery
Samboski Cemetery is a cemetery in West Bank, Palestine. Samboski Cemetery is situated nearby to Garden for prayer, as well as near the museum Memorial of Father Joseph Germer-Durand (1845-1917).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Aqsa Mosque and Pool of Siloam.
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa Mosque is situated 760 metres northeast of Samboski Cemetery.
Pool of Siloam
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The term Pool of Siloam refers to several rock-cut pools located southeast of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The pools were fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by the Siloam tunnel.
Gehenna
Meadow
Photo: Michal.lvn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gehenna or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has acquired various theological connotations, including as a place of divine punishment, in Jewish eschatology. Gehenna is situated 500 metres west of Samboski Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Zion and Silwan.
Mount Zion
Suburb
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claim it is their capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.
Silwan
Suburb
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Silwan or Siloam is a predominantly Palestinian district in East Jerusalem, on the southeastern outskirts of the current Old City of Jerusalem. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament; in the latter it is the location of Jesus' healing the man blind from birth.
Abu Tor
Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abu Tor, also Abu Thor or ath-Thori, is a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem, built on a prominence south of the Old City.
Samboski Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.76993° or 31° 46′ 12″ northLongitude
35.23238° or 35° 13′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ69J+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 577809739OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Samboski Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בית קברות סמבוסקי”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garden for prayer and Memorial of Father Joseph Germer-Durand (1845-1917).
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