At-Tur (Mount of Olives)

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Pater Noster Church in a-Tur

At-Tur (Arabic: 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,[1] 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, [2][3]and the Seven Arches Hotel.[4]

Al-Makassed Hospital, a 250-bed medical facility with in-patient and out-patient services, is located in a-Tur. [5]

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  1. ^ Municipality of Jerusalem (3 March 1997). Building and Infrastructure Development in East Jerusalem. Press release. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/1990_1999/1997/3/Building%20and%20Infrastructure%20Development%20in%20East%20Je. Retrieved on 2007-06-02. 
  2. ^ The Pater Noster Church on the Mount of Olives
  3. ^ Church of the Pater Noster - Jerusalem, Israel
  4. ^ http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/english/article.php?id=320
  5. ^ BioJerusalem - Al-Makassed Hospital

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Coordinates: 31°46′48.99″N 35°14′46.45″E / 31.780275°N 35.2462361°E / 31.780275; 35.2462361

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