Tabachnik Garden

Tabachnik Garden
Site notes
הגן הלאומי והאוניברסיטאי ע"ש טבצ'ניק

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Location	Jerusalem, Israel
Region	Mount Scopus
Coordinates	31°47′28.16″N 35°14′29.45″E / 31.7911556°N 35.2415139°E / 31.7911556; 35.2415139Coordinates: 31°47′28.16″N 35°14′29.45″E / 31.7911556°N 35.2415139°E / 31.7911556; 35.2415139
Type	archaeological park
Public access	yes

Tabachnik National Garden is a National Park located in the southern downs of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, next to the Hebrew University. The garden preserves some Jewish burial caves from the Second Temple period and two small modern cemeteries, the Jerusalem American Colony Cemetery and the Bentwich Cemetery. Two lookouts are also located within the park, an eastward one facing the Dead Sea and the Judean Desert, and a westward one towards the Temple Mount.

Jerusalem American Colony Cemetery on Mount Scopus

Further information: Mount Scopus § Jerusalem American Colony Cemetery

The main cemetery of the American Colony is located here. Another cemetery of the Colony is situated on Mount Zion.

Bentwich Cemetery

Further information: Mount Scopus § Bentwich Cemetery

Is a small cemetery beside the Jerusalem American Colony Cemetery, dedicated to Herbert Bentwich and his family.

Gallery

Jerusalem American Colony Cemetery in Mount Scopus
the entrance to the Bentwich Cemetery
Jewish burial caves from the Second Temple period

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