Emek Tzurim National Park
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Emek Tzurim National Park is a national park of Israel
. It is located on lower slope of the Mount of Olives
and the upper reaches of the Kidron Valley
, to the north-east outside of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The grounds contain the Temple Mount Antiquities Salvage Operation
, and cover 170,000 square metres.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is located on lower slope of the Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives
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 . It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes...
and the upper reaches of the Kidron Valley
Kidron Valley
The Kidron Valley is the valley on the eastern side of The Old City of Jerusalem which features significantly in the Bible...
, to the north-east outside of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The grounds contain the Temple Mount Antiquities Salvage Operation
Temple Mount Antiquities Salvage Operation
The Temple Mount Antiquities Salvage Operation is an archaeological project begun in 2005 dedicated to recovering archaeological artifacts from 300 truckloads of topsoil removed from the Temple Mount by the waqf during the construction of the underground el-Marwani Mosque from 1996-1999...
, and cover 170,000 square metres.