Priest at the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel.

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Priest at the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel. The Mount of Olives is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem with three peaks running from north to south. The highest, at-Tur, rises to 818 meters (2,683 ft). It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The Mount of Olives is associated predominantly with Jewish and Christian traditions but also contains several sites important in Islam. The mount has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves.

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Location: JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
Photo credit: © Yvette Cardozo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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