Tyropoeon Valley

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Tyropoeon Valley is an ancient ravine that once ran through the heart of Jerusalem, separating key parts of the Old City and playing a significant role in its historical topography.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tyropoeon Valley canonical 7
Pools of Bethesda 1
Valley of the Tyropoeon 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient ravine
geographical feature
valley
archaeologicalSignificance helps reconstruct ancient Jerusalem’s layout
associatedWith East Jerusalem
surface form: City of David area

Herodian street and drainage system
continent Asia
country Israel
currentState largely filled in and obscured
historicalRole divided key quarters of ancient Jerusalem
served as a main north–south ravine through Jerusalem
knownInAntiquityAs Valley of the Cheesemakers
languageOfName Greek tyropoeon meaning "cheesemakers"
locatedIn Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
mentionedBy Flavius Josephus
nameLanguage Greek
near Temple Mount
surface form: Temple Mount platform

Western Wall
partlyCoveredBy later urban construction in Jerusalem
partOf historical topography of Jerusalem
periodOfSignificance Herodian period
Second Temple Judaism
surface form: Second Temple period
region Levant region
surface form: Levant
runsDirection north–south
separates Temple Mount
Mount Zion
surface form: Western Hill of Jerusalem

eastern and western parts of ancient Jerusalem
topographicalFunction natural drainage channel for central Jerusalem
urbanDevelopmentImpact largely built over in the modern Old City

Referenced by (9)

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Temple Mount borderedBy Tyropoeon Valley
Hinnom Valley connectedTo Tyropoeon Valley
Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem locatedNextTo Tyropoeon Valley
this entity surface form: Pools of Bethesda
Valley of the Cheesemakers hasAlternativeName Tyropoeon Valley
this entity surface form: Valley of the Tyropoeon
Western Hill of Jerusalem oppositeOf Tyropoeon Valley