Mount of Olives
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Summary
Mount of Olives is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,827 views/month, #28 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jerusalem District[3]
- Country: Israel[4]
- Instance of: biblical place[5], New Testament place associated with Jesus[6]
- Named after: Olea europaea[7]
- Location: East Jerusalem[8]
- Commons category: Mount of Olives[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: Jerusalem[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount of Olives[11]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], Anebo (sbírka básní)[18], Otto's encyclopedia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[22], Meyer’s Universum, Einundzwanzigster Band[23]
- Native label: הר הזיתים[24], جبل الزيتون[25]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials at the Mount of Olives[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 826 m[27]
- Vocalized name: הַר הַזֵּיתִים[28], جَبَلُ ٱلزَّيْتُونِ[29]
- Mountain range: Mount of Olives ridge[30]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from the Mount of Olives[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount of Olives include Olivet Discourse[32], a sermon[33]; Mount Olivet[34], a city in the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1851[37]; and sculptures of Jesus Christ on the it[38], a group of sculptures[39].
Why It Matters
Mount of Olives has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Olivet Discourse[32], a sermon[33]; Mount Olivet[34], a city in the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1851[37]; and sculptures of Jesus Christ on the it[38], a group of sculptures[39].