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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient ravine
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geographical feature → valley → |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
helps reconstruct ancient Jerusalem’s layout
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| associatedWith |
City of David area
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Herodian street and drainage system → |
| continent |
Asia
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| country |
Israel
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| currentState |
largely filled in and obscured
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| historicalRole |
divided key quarters of ancient Jerusalem
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served as a main north–south ravine through Jerusalem → |
| knownInAntiquityAs |
Valley of the Cheesemakers
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| languageOfName |
Greek tyropoeon meaning "cheesemakers"
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| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
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Old City of Jerusalem → |
| mentionedBy |
Flavius Josephus
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| nameLanguage |
Greek
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| near |
Temple Mount platform
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Western Wall → |
| partlyCoveredBy |
later urban construction in Jerusalem
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| partOf |
historical topography of Jerusalem
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| periodOfSignificance |
Herodian period
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Second Temple period → |
| region |
Levant
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| runsDirection |
north–south
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| separates |
Temple Mount
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Western Hill of Jerusalem → eastern and western parts of ancient Jerusalem → |
| topographicalFunction |
natural drainage channel for central Jerusalem
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| urbanDevelopmentImpact |
largely built over in the modern Old City
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Valley of the Cheesemakers
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Valley of the Cheesemakers ("Valley of the Tyropoeon") → |
hasAlternativeName |
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Temple Mount
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borderedBy |
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Hinnom Valley
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connectedTo |
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Valley of the Cheesemakers
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historicalNameFor |
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Herodian street and drainage system
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locatedIn |
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Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem
("Pools of Bethesda")
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locatedNextTo |