Mount Scopus
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For the school in Australia, see Mount Scopus Memorial College.
Mount Scopus (Hebrew: הַר הַצּוֹפִים Har HaTsofim, "Mount of the Watchmen/ Sentinels"; Arabic: جبل المشارف Ǧabal al-Mašārif, lit. "Mount Lookout", or جبل المشهد Ǧabal al-Mašhad "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or جبل الصوانة "Mount Syenite") is a mountain (elevation: 826 meters (2,710 ft) above sea level) in northeast Jerusalem.
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Mount Scopus | |
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הַר הַצּוֹפִים Har HaTsofim جبل المشارف Ǧabal al-Mašārif | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 826 m (2,710 ft) |
Coordinates | 31°47′33″N 35°14′39″E |
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Location | Jerusalem |
Parent range | Judaean |
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Between the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the Six-Day War in 1967, the peak of Mount Scopus with the Hebrew University campus and Hadassah Hospital was a UN-protected exclave of Israel within Jordan. Today, Mount Scopus lies within the municipal boundaries of the city of Jerusalem.