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==Location and Geographic Features== | ==Location and Geographic Features== | ||
[[file: | [[file:ISR-2013-Aerial-Jerusalem-Temple Mount & Mount of Olives.jpg|thumb|The Mount of Olives, located on the east side of the Jerusalem Temple([[commons:File:THE_TEMPLE_MOUNT.JPG|AVRAHAM GRAICER]]/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0)]] | ||
The Mount of Olives, located east of Jerusalem, rises above the arid hills with three prominent peaks. It stands 80–90 meters higher than the Temple Mount (Mount Moriah), offering a clear view of the Jerusalem Temple from its summit. This mountain serves as a natural barrier, blocking cold winds coming from the north and east to [[Jerusalem]] while also helping to turn the humid breezes from the Mediterranean into rainfall. Thanks to its abundant rainfall, olive trees have flourished here since ancient times.<ref name=":0">[https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Mount-Olives Mount of Olives], ''Bible Gateway''</ref> Between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives lies the Kidron Valley, while to the east, the land slopes down toward Jericho and the Jordan Valley. | The Mount of Olives, located east of Jerusalem, rises above the arid hills with three prominent peaks. It stands 80–90 meters higher than the Temple Mount (Mount Moriah), offering a clear view of the Jerusalem Temple from its summit. This mountain serves as a natural barrier, blocking cold winds coming from the north and east to [[Jerusalem]] while also helping to turn the humid breezes from the Mediterranean into rainfall. Thanks to its abundant rainfall, olive trees have flourished here since ancient times.<ref name=":0">[https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Mount-Olives Mount of Olives], ''Bible Gateway''</ref> Between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives lies the Kidron Valley, while to the east, the land slopes down toward Jericho and the Jordan Valley. | ||