At-Tur (Mount of Olives)

At-Tur (Mount of Olives)

At-Tur ( _ar. الطور, lit. "The Mount" in Arabic) is an Arab neighborhood on the Mount of Olives approximately 1 km east of the Old City of Jerusalem. At-Tur is situated in East Jerusalem, [cite press release |title=Building and Infrastructure Development in East Jerusalem |publisher=Municipality of Jerusalem |date=3 March 1997 |url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/1990_1999/1997/3/Building%20and%20Infrastructure%20Development%20in%20East%20Je |accessdate=2007-06-02 ] which was annexed by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967.

At-Tur has a population of 18,150, mostly Muslim Arabs with a small Christian minority. Landmarks in At-Tur include the Augusta Victoria Hospital, the Church and Convent of Pater Noster, where the Lord's Prayer is inscribed in 110 languages, [ [http://www.netours.com/jrs/2003/pater-noster.htm The Pater Noster Church on the Mount of Olives ] ] [ [http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-church-of-pater-noster.htm Church of the Pater Noster - Jerusalem, Israel ] ] and the Seven Arches Hotel. [http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/english/article.php?id=320]

Al-Makassed Hospital, a 250-bed medical facility with in-patient and out-patient services, is located in a-Tur. [ [http://www.biojerusalem.org.il/database_hospital.asp?ID=9 BioJerusalem - Al-Makassed Hospital ] ]

ee also

*Positions on Jerusalem

References

External links

* [http://www.infolive.tv/en/infolive.tv-16868-israelnews-jerusalem-identities-people-and-viewpoints Interview with a priest on the Mount of Olives and a resident of a-Tur]


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