place
Mount of Olives
Also known as Eleona, Imbomon
undated
31.7780, 35.2457 · Wikidata Q205976 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map
Ridge east of Jerusalem with Constantine's Eleona church and later monasteries.
Wikipedia extract
The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem, east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the mount was the Silwan necropolis, attributed to the elite of the ancient Kingdom of Judah. The western slopes of the mount, those facing Jerusalem, have been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves, making it central in the tradition of Jewish cemeteries. Atop the hill lies the Palestinian neighbourhood of At-Tur, a former village that is now part of East Jerusalem.
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- Mount of Olives · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q205976 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
Authority files
- Q205976
- VIAF 304910304
- Library of Congress sh85087756
- Catholic Encyclopedia 11244b
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