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Mount of Rest
Hebrew: Har HaMenuchot
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view of Mount of Rest
Highest point
Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft)
Listing Judaean Mountains
Geography
Location Jerusalem

Har HaMenuchot (הר המנוחות), also known as Givat Shaul Cemetery is the second largest cemetery in Jerusalem. It is located on the western edge of Jerusalem. It opened in 1951 after the Mount of Olives cemetery was captured by Jordan in 1948. The mountain is 750 meters above the sea level and next to Jerusalem Forest.

Images for kids

  • WikiAir IL-13-06 019 - Har HaMenuchot

    Aerial view of Har HaMenuchot

  • Praying at Belzer Rebbe's grave

    A man prays at the grave of the Belzer Rebbe.

  • RavPicture 058

    The burial place of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Malin on Har HaMenuchot

  • Grave of Moses Feinstein

    Grave of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.

  • Shlomo Carlebach grave

    Grave of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with Hebrew and English inscriptions.

See also

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