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| Mount Scopus | |
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| Hebrew: "Har HaTsofim" | |
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem on the top of the mountain
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| Elevation | 826 m (2,710 ft) |
| Listing | Judaean Mountains |
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| Location | Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°47′33″N 35°14′39″E / 31.7925°N 35.24417°ECoordinates: 31°47′33″N 35°14′39″E / 31.7925°N 35.24417°E |
Mount Scopus (Hebrew: הַר הַצּוֹפִים Har HaTsofim; Arabic: جبل المشارف, Ǧabal al-Mašārif) is a mountain in Jerusalem. It is north-east of the Old City. The mountain is 826 metres (2,710 ft) above the sea. The land is considered an exclave of Israel, surrounded by the West Bank. It was captured from Jordan in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
The cemetery of the American Colony in Jerusalem is near the entrance to the Hebrew University.
Gallery
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Mount Scopus campus
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Hadassah Medical Center - Mount Scopus
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Jerusalem American Colony Cemetery
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Bentwich Cemetery
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Ammunition Hill
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Hebrew University inauguration ceremony, 1917
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Hadassah nursing school under construction, c. 1934
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The Botanist Alexander Eig established the National Botanical Garden of Israel - 1931
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Mount Scopus 1948
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Hecht Synagogue