Silwan (Jerusalem)

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Silwan, or Kfar Shiloah is a mostly Arab neighborhood of roughly 45,000, adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem, extending along the Kidron Valley and running alongside the eastern slopes of Jabal al-Mukaber. Etymology: Siloam is an ancient Greek name derived from the more ancient Hebrew: Shiloah, the Arabic: Silwan, was in turn derived from the Greek, Siloam.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silwan
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Coordinates:   31°46'13"N   35°14'14"E

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