Silwān
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West Bank - Palestinian Territory

Oskar Schindler

Oskar Schindler (28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was an ethnic German industrialist, German spy, and member of the Nazi party who is credited with saving the lives of over 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions factories, which were located in what is now Poland and the Czech Republic respectively.

Located at 31.7702, 35.2304 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.179 miles away.
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1908 births, 1974 deaths, People from Svitavy, Abwehr, Moravian-German people, German Roman Catholics, Nazis, German humanitarians, German businesspeople, German people of World War II, German Righteous Among the Nations, Catholic Righteous Among the Nations, Rescue of Jews in the Holocaust, Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Burials at Mount Zion, Knights of St. Sylvester, Kraków Ghetto

Akeldama

Aceldama or Akeldama is the Aramaic name for a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the followers of Jesus. The earth in this area is composed of rich clay and was formerly used by potters. For this reason the field was known as the Potter's Field. The clay had a strong red colour, which may be the origin of the modern name. More recently it was used as a burial place for non-Jews. It was used for this purpose up to the first quarter of the 19th century.

Located at 31.7684, 35.2329 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.179 miles away.
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New Testament places, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Aramaic toponyms

Pool of Siloam

Pool of Siloam (Breikhat Hashiloah) is a rock-cut pool on the southern slope of the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem, located outside the walls of the Old City to the southeast. The pool was fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by two aqueducts.

Located at 31.7706, 35.235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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New Testament places, Hebrew Bible places, Siloam, Ancient sites in Jerusalem, Classical sites in Jerusalem, City of David, Reservoirs in Jerusalem

City of David

The City of David is the oldest settled neighborhood of Jerusalem and a major archaeological site due to recognition as biblical Jerusalem. It is a narrow ridge running south from the Temple Mount. It was a walled city in the Bronze Age and, according to tradition, it is the place where King David built his palace and established his capital.

Located at 31.7736, 35.2356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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City of David, Hebrew Bible mountains, Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Archaeological sites in Jerusalem, Siloam, David, Former populated places in Southwest Asia

Zion

Zion (also transliterated Sion, Tzion or Tsion) is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem. The word is first found in Samuel II, 5:7 dating to c.630–540 BCE according to modern scholarship. It commonly referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem, on which stood a Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was named the City of David.

Located at 31.7667, 35.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.179 miles away.
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Jerusalem, Geography of Jerusalem, Zionism, Rastafari movement

Names of Jerusalem

Names of Jerusalem refers to the multiple names by which the city of Jerusalem has been known and the etymology of the word in different languages. According to the Jewish Midrash, "Jerusalem has 70 names". Lists have been compiled of 72 different Hebrew names for Jerusalem in Jewish scripture. Today, Jerusalem is called Yerushalyim in Hebrew.

Located at 31.7736, 35.2356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Jerusalem, Judaism, Etymologies of geographic names, Names of places in Asia

Siloam

Siloam is an ancient site in Jerusalem, south of the Old City. According to the Hebrew Bible, Siloam was built around the "serpent-stone", Zoheleth, where Adonijah gave his feast in the time of Solomon. It is the site of the Pool of Siloam and the Tower of Siloam, both mentioned in the New Testament.

Located at 31.7701, 35.2362 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Ancient Israel and Judah, Siloam, Ancient sites in Jerusalem

Large Stone Structure

The Large Stone Structure is the name given to the remains of a large public building in the City of David neighborhood of central Jerusalem, south of the Old City, tentatively dated to 10th to 9th century BCE. The name was given to the structure, as a result of its proximity with another site known as the Stepped Stone Structure, by the discoverer of the site, Eilat Mazar.

Located at 31.7742, 35.2358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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2005 archaeological discoveries, David, Siloam, Ancient sites in Jerusalem, City of David

Gihon Spring

For the river mentioned in Genesis, see Gihon. The Gihon Spring was the main source of water for the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem. One of the world's major intermittent springs - and a reliable water source that made human settlement possible in ancient Jerusalem - the spring was not only used for drinking water, but also initially for irrigation of gardens in the adjacent Kidron Valley which provided a food source for the ancient settlement.

Located at 31.7731, 35.2364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Ancient sites in Jerusalem, Hebrew Bible places, Siloam, Springs of Asia, Geography of Jerusalem, City of David

Tomb of Zechariah

The Tomb of Zechariah is an ancient stone monument adjacent to the Bnei Hazir tomb.

Located at 31.7762, 35.2391 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Jerusalem, Jewish mausoleums, Tombs of biblical people, Mount of Olives, Rock-cut tombs

Hezekiah's Tunnel

Hezekiah's Tunnel, or the Siloam Tunnel is a tunnel that was dug underneath the City of David in Jerusalem in ancient times. Its popular name is due to the most common hypothesis of its origin, namely that it dates from the reign of Hezekiah of Judah (late 8th and early 7th century BCE) and corresponds to the waterworks mentioned in 2 Kings 20:20 in the Bible.

Located at 31.7724, 35.2357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Water tunnels, History of Jerusalem, Siloam, Ancient sites in Jerusalem, 8th-century BC architecture, City of David

Solomon's Stables

Solomon's Stables or Marwani Prayer Hall is an underground vaulted space now used as a Muslim prayer hall, some 600 square yards (500 square metres) in area, at the bottom of stairs which lead down from the al-Aqsa Mosque, under the Temple Mount, to the base of the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Solomon's Stables are located under the southeastern corner of the Temple Mount, 12½ metres below the courtyard and feature twelve rows of pillars and arches.

Located at 31.7764, 35.2369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Mosques in Jerusalem, Arabic architecture, Knights Templar, Temple Mount, Classical sites in Jerusalem, Medieval sites in Jerusalem

Dung Gate

The Dung Gate is one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The gate is situated near the southeast corner of the old city, southwest of the Temple Mount. The gate is the closest to the Western Wall and is a main passage for vehicles. It was originally much smaller, but was enlarged in 1952, after the Old City came under Jordanian control in 1948. After its capture by Israel in 1967, architect Shlomo Aronson was commissioned to renovate this gate.

Located at 31.7747, 35.2339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, Western Wall, Ezra-Nehemiah

Acra (fortress)

The Acra, was a fortified compound in Jerusalem built by Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, following his sack of the city in 168 BCE. The fortress played a significant role in the events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt and the formation of the Hasmonean Kingdom. It was destroyed by Simon Maccabeus during this struggle. The exact location of the Acra, critical to understanding Hellenistic Jerusalem, remains a matter of ongoing discussion.

Located at 31.7757, 35.2363 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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2nd-century BC architecture, 2nd-century BC establishments in Israel, 2nd-century BC disestablishments in Israel, Ancient Jewish Greek history, Former fortresses, History of Jerusalem, Maccabees, Seleucid Empire, Temple Mount

Warren's Shaft

Warren's Shaft is an archaeological feature in Jerusalem discovered in 1867 by British engineer Sir Charles Warren (1840–1927). It runs from within the old city to a spot near the Gihon Spring, and after its 19th-century discovery was thought to have been the centrepiece of the city's early water supply system, since it would have enabled the city's occupants to safely reach fresh water in times of siege.

Located at 31.7731, 35.2361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Water tunnels, History of Jerusalem, Ancient sites in Jerusalem

Huldah Gates

The Huldah Gates are the two sets of now-blocked gates in the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount, situated in Jerusalem's Old City. The western set is a double arched gate (the double gate), and the eastern is a triple arched gate (the triple gate).

Located at 31.7759, 35.2366 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, Temple Mount

Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu

The Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Roman Catholic church located on the eastern slope of Mount Zion, just outside the Old (walled) City of Jerusalem.

Located at 31.7714, 35.2319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.179 miles away.
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Churches in Jerusalem

Abu Tor

Abu Tor (lit. "Father of the Bull") is a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem, south of the Old City.

Located at 31.7636, 35.2326 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.179 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem

Silwan

Silwan is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood on the outskirts of the Old City of Jerusalem. Forty Jewish families also live in the area. Silwan is located in East Jerusalem. After 1948 Palestine War, the village fell under Jordanian occupation. Jordanian rule lasted until the 1967 Six-Day War after which it was occupied and later annexed by Israel. Silwan is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Municipality.

Located at 31.77, 35.237 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Siloam, Mausoleums used as housing, Archaeological sites in Jerusalem, Cemeteries in Jerusalem

Ophel

The Ophel or Ophlas, meaning fortified hill or risen area, is the biblical name given to a certain part of a settlement or city that is elevated from its surroundings. In the bible the Ophel refers to the elevation in two cities: the City of David in the Old City of Jerusalem, and at Samaria, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel. Ernest L.

Located at 31.7742, 35.2361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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History of Jerusalem, Architectural history

Siebenberg House

Siebenberg House is a museum below a house on 5 Beit HaShoeva Alley in the Old City of Jerusalem Theo and Miriam Siebenberg bought the house in 1970 and Theo was convinced that it was built over significant archaeological remains. But archaeologists were skeptical, so he conducted and financed the excavations himself.

Located at 31.7746, 35.2332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Museums in Jerusalem

Ras al-Amud

Ras al-Amud is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, located southeast of the Old City, overlooking Silwan to the south, Abu Dis and al-Eizariya to the east, and the Temple Mount (known to Arabs as Haram ash-Sharif) to the north. There were about 11,922 Palestinians living in the neighborhood in 2003.

Located at 31.7714, 35.2436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem

Southern Wall

The Southern Wall is a wall at the southern end of the Temple Mount and the former southern side of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It was built during King Herod's expansion of the Temple Mount platform southward on to the Ophel.

Located at 31.7758, 35.2361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Jerusalem, Buildings and structures in Jerusalem, Temple Mount, Walls, Jewish holy places, New Testament places, Ancient sites in Jerusalem, Classical sites in Jerusalem

Royal Stoa (Jerusalem)

The Royal Stoa was an ancient basilica constructed by Herod the Great during his renovation of the Temple Mount at the end of the 1st century BCE. Probably Herod's most magnificent secular construction, the three-aisled structure was described by Josephus as deserving "to be mentioned better than any other under the sun. " A center of public and commercial activity, the Royal Stoa was the likely location of Jesus' Cleansing of the Temple.

Located at 31.7759, 35.2362 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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History of Jerusalem, Temple Mount, 1st-century BC architecture, Former buildings and structures of Jerusalem, Herod the Great

Ma'ale ha-Zeitim

Ma'ale ha-Zeitim is a Jewish neighborhood on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, near the Arab neighborhood of Ras al-Amud.

Located at 31.7733, 35.2403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.180 miles away.
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