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In 1596, the village appeared as ''Tur Zayta'' in Ottoman tax registers as being in the ''[[Nahiya]]'' of Quds of the ''[[Liwa (Arabic)|Liwa]]'' of Quds. It had a population of 48 Muslim households and 8 bachelors, and paid taxes on wheat, barley, vines or fruit trees, and goats or beehives.<ref>{{cite book | author = Wolf-Dieter Hütteroth and Kamal Abdulfattah | title = Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century | year = 1977 | publisher = Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft | page = 118 }}</ref> |
In 1596, the village appeared as ''Tur Zayta'' in Ottoman tax registers as being in the ''[[Nahiya]]'' of Quds of the ''[[Liwa (Arabic)|Liwa]]'' of Quds. It had a population of 48 Muslim households and 8 bachelors, and paid taxes on wheat, barley, vines or fruit trees, and goats or beehives.<ref>{{cite book | author = Wolf-Dieter Hütteroth and Kamal Abdulfattah | title = Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century | year = 1977 | publisher = Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft | page = 118 }}</ref> |
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At-Tur has a population of 18,150, mostly [[Muslim]] [[Arab]]s with small [[Christian]] |
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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[[Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Hospital|Al-Makassed Hospital]], a 250-bed medical facility with in-patient and out-patient services is located in At-Tur.<ref>[http://www.biojerusalem.org.il/database_hospital.asp?ID=9 BioJerusalem - Al-Makassed Hospital<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
[[Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Hospital|Al-Makassed Hospital]], a 250-bed medical facility with in-patient and out-patient services is located in At-Tur.<ref>[http://www.biojerusalem.org.il/database_hospital.asp?ID=9 BioJerusalem - Al-Makassed Hospital<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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At-Tur (Arabic: الطور, lit. "The Mount" in Arabic) is an Arab majority 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.
In 1596, the village appeared as Tur Zayta in Ottoman tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Quds of the Liwa of Quds. It had a population of 48 Muslim households and 8 bachelors, and paid taxes on wheat, barley, vines or fruit trees, and goats or beehives.[2]
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,[3][4] and the Seven Arches Hotel.[5]
Al-Makassed Hospital, a 250-bed medical facility with in-patient and out-patient services is located in At-Tur.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Building and Infrastructure Development in East Jerusalem" (Press release). Municipality of Jerusalem. 3 March 1997. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ Wolf-Dieter Hütteroth and Kamal Abdulfattah (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. p. 118.
- ^ 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