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The Holy Family in olive wood. Beit Sahour, 2000. Olive wood is used because it is easier to carve than other woods and could be done accurately with simple hand tools. Also, it has a diverse variety of natural color and tonal depth, due to the annual structure. It is also resistant to decay and receptive to a number of surfacing treatments. [3]
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. [3] Atop the hill lies the Palestinian neighbourhood of At-Tur, a former village that is now part of East Jerusalem.
Palestinian handicrafts include embroidery work, pottery-making, soap-making, glass-making, weaving, and olive-wood and Mother of Pearl carvings, among others. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some Palestinian cities in the West Bank , particularly Bethlehem , Hebron and Nablus have gained renown for specializing in the production of a particular handicraft, with ...
Eight ancient olive trees growing in the Latin site of the garden may be 900 years old (see § Age of the olive trees). [15] In 1681, Croatian knights of the Holy Order of Jerusalem, Paul, Antun and James bought the Gethsemane Garden and donated it to the Franciscan community, which owns it to this day. A three-dimensional plate on the right ...
Solomon's Stables in the 1936 Old City of Jerusalem map by Survey of Palestine map 1-2,500 (cropped).jpg; Jewish buildings (circled blue) in the Old City of Jerusalem map by Survey of Palestine map 1-2,500 (cropped).jpg; Area around the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem map by Survey of Palestine map 1-2,500 (cropped).jpg
A geographical and historical contextual description of the Land of Israel appears at the top left side, on top of the Mediterranean Sea surface. Both vertical sides of the map contain small images, depicting landscapes of holy cities as Jerusalem and Nazareth, and scenes within religious places. The dimension of the map is 97.8 by 125 centimeters.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Center of Silwan (2022) Wide view of Silwan (2022) Southern part of Silwan (2022) View of Silwan (2008) Pool of Siloam Silwan or Siloam is a predominantly Palestinian district in East Jerusalem, on the southeastern outskirts of the current Old City of Jerusalem. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible ...
Image title: A 1940s map of the area of al-Jura, Jerusalem from the Survey of Palestine. This map is part of a series of historical maps used for comparison, showing the same area, showing the same area, made with help from Palestine Open Maps. Related files include: Template:See more images; Latitude: 31° 45′ 25″ N: Longitude: 35° 8 ...