Jerusalem: Mount of Olives
other names:
Har HaZeitim, Har Ha-Zeitim, Har HaZeytim, Har Ha-Zeytim, Mount Olives, Mount Olive, Mount of Olive, Mount of the Olives, Mt. Olive, Mt. Olives, Olive Mount, Olive Mountain, Olives Mount, Olives Mountain
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Mount of Olives - January 1970
Mount of Olives - 25 October 2005
the Tower is the Russian Church of Ascension (called "A-Tour - The Tower")
the tower is "Mosque of Jesus' Ascension" at the entrance to the ancient Jewish Cemetery
There are 3 churches of Ascension in Jerusalem, all of them on Mount of Olives.
The oldest is "Mosque of Jesus' Ascension" at the entrance to Jewish Old Cemetery, looks like mosque.
The second is on the top of Mount of Olives - Tower of Russian Church of Ascension, called officially "Convent of the Ascension", unofficially "A-Tur" or in Hebrew "Tur Ha-Malka" (The Tower of the Queen).
The third is Evangelical Church of the Ascension on Mount Scopus, just next to Mount Scopus University - called by the people of Jerusalem "Augusta Victoria".
Mount of Olives - 10 December 2007
Mount of Olives - 18 July 2009
view of Mount of Olives from the Jewish Quarter and Zion Gate - 16 September 2005
Russian Church of the Ascencion, The Tower, A-Tur, Tur HaMalka
16 September 2005
2 June 2008 - Jerusalem Day
link to the Russian Church of the Ascencion:
Father Antonin bought land on the summit of the Mount of Olives and in 1870 built the church of Ascension with a bell tower 64 meters (200 feet) in height
Maria Magdalena Church on Mount of Olives, called by the people of Jerusalem "Onions (Batzalim)" Church - 10 December 2007
other names:
Maria Magdalena, Maria Magdalen, Mary Magdalen
Dominus Flavit Church Mt.Olive - 10 December 2007
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