Mount Scopus
Mountain in northeast Jerusalem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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) is a mountain (elevation: 826 meters (2,710 ft) above sea level) in northeast Jerusalem.
| Mount Scopus | |
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| הַר הַצּוֹפִים Har HaTsofim جبل المشارف Ǧabal al-Mašārif | |
 The Hebrew University campus and tower on Mount Scopus from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 826 m (2,710 ft) |
| Coordinates | 31°47′33″N 35°14′39″E |
| Geography | |
| 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 Israeli exclave within Jordanian-administered territory. Today, Mount Scopus lies within the municipal boundaries of the city of Jerusalem.