Tombs of the Kings (Jerusalem)
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Tombs of the Kings in Arabic " " are a collection of rock-hewn tombs, located in East Jerusalem 820 m north of the Old City walls. The grandeur of the site lead to the mistaken belief that the tombs had once been the burial place of the kings of Judah, hence the name Tombs of the Kings, but the tombs are now known to date to the first century.The site is just east of the Green Line, by the British Council, at the junction of the Nablus Road and Saladin Street. The…mehr

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Tombs of the Kings in Arabic " " are a collection of rock-hewn tombs, located in East Jerusalem 820 m north of the Old City walls. The grandeur of the site lead to the mistaken belief that the tombs had once been the burial place of the kings of Judah, hence the name Tombs of the Kings, but the tombs are now known to date to the first century.The site is just east of the Green Line, by the British Council, at the junction of the Nablus Road and Saladin Street. The gate of the property is marked with "Tombeau des Rois". Nearby is the 19th century Orient House, a fine example of Islamic vernacular architecture.In 1847 the Ottoman governor of Jerusalem started the excavation in the site. The excavation was then followed in 1863 by French archaeologists, was acquired by Pereire brothers, famous bankers of the Second Empire, who gave to France in 1886 (controversial). The tombs are located underneath a piece of land that has a small stone house on top of it. The house was built by and inhabited by a Muslim family called Irhimeh " " up until mid 1990''s, when they have been prevented from going back to Jerusalem.