Mount Zion
Mount Zion (Hebrew: הר צִיּוֹן, Har Tsiyyon; Arabic: جبل صهيون, Jabel Sahyoun) is a hill in the south-west corner of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is an extension of Temple Mount. There are a lot of churches and many little Christians and Jewish cemeteries in the area of Mount Zion. Half of the Mount Zion is in the Old City, in the Jewish and Armenian Quarters. The grave of King David is at the top of Mount Zion.
Mount Zion | |
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Hebrew: Har Tsiyyon | |
![]() view of Mount Zion | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) |
Listing | Judaean Mountains |
Geography | |
Location | Jerusalem |
In the past there was a small cable car that connected the mountain to the valley below and the Old City. Today the cable car room is a museum inside an old hospital building.
Other websites

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Zion Cable Car.
- the Mount Zion Cable Car in the Gems in Israel website Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- the Mount Zion Cable Car in mycountry israel website Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
Gallery
- Cenacle
- Sambuski Cemetery - ancient jewish cemetery
- Mount Zion Franciscan Cemetery
- Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery
- the Pope Road
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