Nablus Road (, ''Derekh Shekhem'', "
Shechem
Shechem ( ), also spelled Sichem ( ; he, שְׁכֶם, ''Šəḵem''; ; grc, Συχέμ, Sykhém; Samaritan Hebrew: , ), was a Canaanite and Israelite city mentioned in the Amarna Letters, later appearing in the Hebrew Bible as the first cap ...
Road") is one of the traditional routes radiating from
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
's walled city. Starting at the
Damascus Gate
The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway leading out to Nablus, which in the Hebrew Bible was called Shechem or Sichem, and from the ...
, it is the ancient road north.
Places of interest
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American Colony Hotel
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Armenian Ceramics of Jerusalem-Balian shop
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British Council
The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...
– Jerusalem office
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Garden Tomb
The Garden Tomb ( he, גן הקבר) is a rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem, which was unearthed in 1867 and is considered by some Protestants to be the site of the burial and resurrection of Jesus. The tomb has been dated by Israeli archaeologist G ...
- Christian Protestant site
* Jerusalem Prayer Center (formerly, the Jerusalem House)
Jerusalem Prayer Center
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* Ministry of Interior (Israel)
The Ministry of Interior ( he, משרד הפנים, ''Misrad HaPnim''; ar, وزارة الداخلية) in the State of Israel is one of the government offices that is responsible for local government, citizenship and residency, identity cards ...
– Planning Administration office
* National Headquarters of the Israel Police
The National Headquarters of the Israel Police ( he, בניין המטה הארצי של משטרת ישראל, ''Binian HaMateh HeArtzi shel Mishteret Yisrael''; short: ''HaMateh HeArtzi'', "National Headquarters") is the headquarters of the Israe ...
* Quartet on the Middle East
The Quartet on the Middle East or Middle East Quartet, sometimes called the Diplomatic Quartet or Madrid Quartet or simply the Quartet, is a foursome of nations and international and supranational entities involved in mediating the Israeli ...
, Office of the Quartet Representative, 54 Nablus Road
* Sheikh Jarrah
Sheikh Jarrah ( ar, الشيخ جراح, he, שייח' ג'ראח) is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, north of the Old City, on the road to Mount Scopus. It received its name from the 13th-century tomb of Sheikh Ja ...
neighbourhood
* Shimon HaTzadik
Shimon HaTzadik is an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem, established around the Tomb of Simeon the Just, after whom it was named. The neighborhood was established in 1890 and abandoned during the 1947–1949 Palestine war, Palestine war. At ...
neighbourhood
* St. John's Eye Hospital
* St. George's Cathedral, seat of the Anglican (Episcopal) Bishop of Jerusalem
** St. George's College, Anglican education centre
** St. George's School, British Anglican boys' school in East Jerusalem
* St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen's Basilica ( hu, Szent István-bazilika ) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth l ...
(Saint-Étienne) at the Dominican St. Stephen's Priory
** École Biblique
École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, commonly known as École Biblique, is a French academic establishment in Jerusalem specializing in archaeology and Biblical exegesis.
History
Foundation
The school was founded in 1890 ...
, French biblical and archaeological research centre at St. Stephen's Priory
* Tombs of the Kings archaeological site
See also
* Highway 60 (Israel–Palestine), modern Israeli intercity road connecting, among other places, Jerusalem to Nablus
* Way of the Patriarchs
The Road of the Patriarchs or Way of the Patriarchs ( he, דֶּרֶךְ הֲאָבוֹת ''Derech haʾAvot'' Lit. ''Way (of) the Fathers''), is an ancient north–south route traversing the land of Israel. The name is used by biblical scholars b ...
, the main historical north-south route in the area
References
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Streets in Jerusalem