What is Silwan necropolis?
[[File:City of david2.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidron Valley necropolis under the Arab neighborhood of Silwan]] '''Silwan necropolis''' (also called '''Kidron Valley necropolis''') is a row of ancient [[Jewish]] burial caves in the [[Kidron Valley]]. The valley is between the [[City of David]] and the north-west slope of the [[Mount of Olives]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0012_0_11111.html|title=Kidron|publisher=Jewish Virtual Library|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> The ancient caves face towards the City of David to the west under the houses of the [[Arab people|Arab]] neighborhood of [[Silwan]] in [[East Jerusalem]]. The row of ancient burial sites ends at the [[Tomb of Pharaoh's daughter]] monument.<ref>Daniel Jacobs, ''The Rough Guide to Jerusalem'' (London: Rough Guides, 2009), p. 116</ref> It is the continuing of the [[Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery]] from the south beside the Arab neighborhoods. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Silwan necropolis}} * [http://archaeology.tau.ac.il/?page_id=2047 Kidron Valley necropolis] in [[Tel Aviv University]] website {{Coord|31|46|24.03|N|35|14|12.55|E|region:IL|display=title}} [[Category:Mount of Olives]] [[Category:Monuments and memorials in Jerusalem]] [[Category:1st millennium BC buildings and structures]] {{asia-stub}}