Mount Scopus

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The Hebrew University complex and tower on Mount Scopus from the south. The new tunnel through the mountain to Maale Adummim is visible.
The Hebrew University complex and tower on Mount Scopus from the south. The new tunnel through the mountain to Maale Adummim is visible.

Mount Scopus (Hebrew הַר הַצּוֹפִים (Har HaTzofim), ; Arabic جبل المشارف Ǧabal al-Mašārif, جبل المشهد Ǧabal al-Mašhad, جبل الصوانة is a mountain in northeast Jerusalem, Israel. Neighborhoods near Mount Scopus include the French Hill to the north, and Sheikh Jarrah to the southwest.

Unlike East Jerusalem, Mount Scopus was held by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and existed as an exclave of Israel inside Jordanian territory during Jordan's control of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) from 1948 till 1967. Israeli sovereignty over Mt. Scopus is internationally recognized. Today, Mount Scopus lies inside Israel's official borders of the City of Jerusalem.

Fabled for its views of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus is a vantage point that in the past has had strategic significance — hence its name (Latin scopus as in "scope"). It was from Mount Scopus that the Romans planned and launched their assault that destroyed the city in 70 C.E. The Crusaders also chose this location for their camp before the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099 C.E..

The Old City of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus
The Old City of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus

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Coordinates: 31°47′33″N, 35°14′39″E

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