Mount Zion
hill in Jerusalem
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Summary
Mount Zion is a hill[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of hill entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,899 views/month, #2 of 743).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jerusalem[3]
- Country: Israel[4]
- Commons category: Mount Zion[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Zion[6]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The New Student's Reference Work[11], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyer’s Universum, Dritter Band[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- Native label: הר ציון[15], جبل صهيون[16]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials at Mount Zion[17]
- Different from: Zion[18], Mount Sion[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 765 m[20]
- Vocalized name: הַר צִיּוֹן[21], جَبَلُ صَهْيُونِ[22]
- Mountain range: Jerusalem hills[23]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Mount Zion (Jerusalem)[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Zion include Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral[25], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[26], in Georgia[27], founded in 0601[28].
Why It Matters
Mount Zion has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral[25], an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[26], in Georgia[27], founded in 0601[28].