Mount Scopus (Jerusalem)

Israel / Jerusalem / Jerusalem
 mountain, place with historical importance, region

Mount Scopus (Hebrew: הַר הַצּוֹפִים Har HaTsofim, "Mount of the Watchmen/Sentinels"; Arabic: جبل المشارف‎‎ Ǧabal al-Mašārif, lit. "Mount Lookout", or جبل المشهد Ǧabal al-Mašhad "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or جبل الصوانة Jabal as-Suwwanah, "Mount as-Suwwanah") is a mountain (elevation: 2710 feet or 826 meters above sea level) in northeast Jerusalem.

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Mount Scopus became a UN-protected Israeli exclave within Jordanian-administered territory until the Six-Day War in 1967. Today, Mount Scopus lies within the municipal boundaries of the city of Jerusalem.
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Coordinates:   31°47'55"N   35°14'29"E
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