Muristan

The Muristan is a complex of streets and shops in the of the . It was the location of the first Bimaristan of the Knights Hospitaller. The name Muristan is derived from the Persian word Bimārestān, meaning "hospital".
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Mosque of Omar.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of . is situated 100 metres north of Muristan.

Mosque
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The is a , located inside the Old City of . Situated opposite the southern courtyard of the , in the Muristan area of the , the mosque is not open to tourists, and can be accessed only for praying.

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 500 metres east of Muristan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christian Quarter and Old City.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of , the other three being the , the and the .

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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.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the . The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the and the in the east.

Muristan

Latitude
31.77742° or 31° 46′ 39″ north
Longitude
35.23001° or 35° 13′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6GJ+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 620317519
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­marketplace
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­retail
Wiki­data ID
Q1936208
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Muristan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مورستان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Muristan”
  • Chinese: “医院区”
  • Dutch: “Muristan”
  • French: “Muristan”
  • German: “Muristan”
  • Hebrew: “המוריסטאן”
  • Hebrew: “המוריסתאן”
  • Hebrew: “מוריסטאן”
  • Hebrew: “מוריסטן”
  • Hebrew: “מתחם המוריסטאן”
  • Indonesian: “Muristan”
  • Italian: “Muristan”
  • Japanese: “ムリスタン”
  • Persian: “مورستان”
  • Polish: “Muristan”
  • Portuguese: “Muristan”
  • Russian: “Муристан”
  • Spanish: “Muristan”
  • Spanish: “Muristán”
  • Turkish: “Muristan”
  • Ukrainian: “Муристан”
  • Urdu: “مورستان”

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