Umayyad Palaces (Jerusalem) | archaeological site, ancient ruins

Israel / Jerusalem / Jerusalem

archaeological site, ancient ruins

In excavations carried out in the 1970s south and southwest of the The Noble Sanctuary (Al-Haram Al-Qudsi), the remains of six massive buildings were uncovered. Not known previously, they were obviously an administrative center of the Umayyad government.

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Coordinates: 31°46'31"N 35°14'8"E

Mount Zion 0.9 km
Valley of Hinnom 1 km
Mount Moriah 1.9 km
Mount of Remembrance 6.5 km
Horbat Radna 17 km
Qumran 20 km
Abila (Peraea) 41 km
Aroer 56 km
Dhiban 57 km
Umm ar-Rasas - UNESCO World Heritage Site 71 km

The Old City of Jerusalem 0.5 km
Kidron Valley 0.5 km
Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery 0.6 km
Ras al-Amud 1 km
Mount of Olives 1 km
Abu Tor 1.2 km
East Jerusalem 1.6 km
Gush Etzion 13 km
Judea and Samaria ("West Bank") 19 km
Judea 24 km

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The Old City of Jerusalem Kidron Valley Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery Ras al-Amud Mount of Olives Abu Tor East Jerusalem Gush Etzion Judea and Samaria ("West Bank") Judea