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[[Image:Pater Noster Church, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.jpg|thumb|250px|Pater Noster Church in a-Tur]] |
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'''At-Tur''' ({{lang-ar|الطور}}, lit. "The Mount" in Arabic) is an Arab |
'''At-Tur''' ({{lang-ar|الطور}}, lit. "The Mount" in Arabic) is an Arab [[Israeli settlement]] on the [[Mount of Olives]] approximately 1 km east of the [[Jerusalem's Old City walls|Old City]] of [[Jerusalem]]. At-Tur is situated in [[East Jerusalem]],<ref>{{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 }}</ref> which was [[annexation|annexed]] by [[Israel]] after the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967. |
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At-Tur has a population of 18,150, mostly [[Muslim]] [[Arab]]s 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, <ref>[http://www.netours.com/jrs/2003/pater-noster.htm The Pater Noster Church on the Mount of Olives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-church-of-pater-noster.htm Church of the Pater Noster - Jerusalem, Israel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>and the [[Seven Arches Hotel]].<ref>http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/english/article.php?id=320</ref> |
At-Tur has a population of 18,150, mostly [[Muslim]] [[Arab]]s 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, <ref>[http://www.netours.com/jrs/2003/pater-noster.htm The Pater Noster Church on the Mount of Olives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-church-of-pater-noster.htm Church of the Pater Noster - Jerusalem, Israel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>and the [[Seven Arches Hotel]].<ref>http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/english/article.php?id=320</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:57, 12 December 2008
At-Tur (Arabic: الطور, lit. "The Mount" in Arabic) is an Arab Israeli settlement 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Building and Infrastructure Development in East Jerusalem" (Press release). Municipality of Jerusalem. 3 March 1997. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
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(help) - ^ The Pater Noster Church on the Mount of Olives
- ^ Church of the Pater Noster - Jerusalem, Israel
- ^ http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/english/article.php?id=320
- ^ BioJerusalem - Al-Makassed Hospital