Valley of the Cheesemakers

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The Valley of the Cheesemakers is the ancient name for Jerusalem’s Tyropoeon Valley, a central ravine that historically divided parts of the city.


Statements (37)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
historical place name
valley
associatedWithPeriod Second Temple period
ancient Jerusalem
divides central areas of Jerusalem
western and eastern parts of ancient Jerusalem
etymologyRelatedTo cheese production
cheesemakers
hasAlternativeName Tyropoeon
Tyropoeon Valley
Valley of the Tyropoeon
hasCurrentStatus largely filled in and built over
hasTopographicalRole central ravine of Jerusalem
hasTopographicalType ravine
historicalNameFor Tyropoeon Valley
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Levant
Old City of Jerusalem
mentionedIn historical descriptions of Jerusalem
nameLanguage English
nameMeaning Valley of the Cheesemakers
partOf Jerusalem topography
watershed system of Jerusalem
referencedBy archaeologists studying Jerusalem
biblical geographers
relatedTo City of David
Eastern Hill of Jerusalem
Temple Mount
Western Hill of Jerusalem
runsThrough central Jerusalem
significance helped define the urban layout of ancient Jerusalem
important feature in archaeological reconstruction of Jerusalem
terrain steep-sided ravine in antiquity
urbanDevelopmentImpact later urbanization obscured original valley contours
usedBy ancient inhabitants of Jerusalem

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Tyropoeon Valley
knownInAntiquityAs
Valley of the Cheesemakers
nameMeaning

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