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Pater Noster Church in a-Tur
A-Tur (Arabic: الطور, lit. "The Mount" in Arabic) is an Arab neighborhood on the Mount of Olives approximately 1 km east of the Old City of Jerusalem. A-Tur is situated in East Jerusalem,[1] which was annexed by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967.
A-Tur has a population of 18,150, mostly Muslim Arabs with a small Christian minority. Landmarks in a-Tur include the Augusta Victoria Hospital, the Church and Convent of Pater Noster, where the Lord's Prayer is inscribed in 110 languages, [2][3]and the Seven Arches Hotel.[4]
Al-Makassed Hospital, a 250-bed medical facility with in-patient and out-patient services, is located in a-Tur. [5]
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- ^ Municipality of Jerusalem (3 March 1997). "Building and Infrastructure Development in East Jerusalem". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-06-02.
- ^ The Pater Noster Church on the Mount of Olives
- ^ Church of the Pater Noster - Jerusalem, Israel
- ^ http://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/english/article.php?id=320
- ^ BioJerusalem - Al-Makassed Hospital
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