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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pools of Bethesda
this entity surface form:
Valley of the Tyropoeon