Jerusalem - Mount of Olives Chapel of Ascension 1975

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Jersualem, Mount of Olives and Chapel of the Ascension, Israel
• Publisher:  Palphot Ltd.
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Israel 30a mauve (SG499) + 50a green (SG502)
• Postmark(s): Jerusalme 18 May 1975 wavy line 
• Sent to:  Chapel Street, Bootle, Liverpool
• Notes & Key words:  0,30 stamp overhangs a bit

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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The Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet, Hebrew: ?? ???????, Har HaZeitim ;Arabic: ??? ???????, ??????, Jebel az-Zeitun) is a mountain ridge in eastern Jerusalem with three peaks running from north to south.^[1] The highest, at-Tur, rises to 818 meters (2,683 ft).^[2] It is named for the olive groves that covers its slopes. The Mount of Olives is associated with Jewish and Christian traditions. The mount has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves.^[3]