Things to do in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District: The Best Cemeteries

April 13, 2022 Roseanne Arnett

Religious pilgrims have been traveling to Jerusalem for centuries, yet you don’t have to share their zeal in order to appreciate this city’s profound cultural and historical significance. Plan on seeing the major sights, but also leave plenty of time to walk through the streets and simply immerse yourself in the daily life of such an ancient and revered place.
Restaurants in Jerusalem

1. Tomb of Simeon the Just

Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem Israel
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Tomb of Simeon the Just

2. Mount Herzl National Cemetery

1 Shderot Herzl Mount Herzl, Jerusalem 9622800 Israel +972 2-632-1515 http://www.wzo.org.il/mount-herzl
Excellent
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4.5 based on 422 reviews

Mount Herzl National Cemetery

This memorial park and cemetery is the final resting place of Theodor Herzl, the founder of political Zionism, and other noted leaders including Golda Meir, Levi Eshkol and Yitzhak Rabin.

Reviewed By bmiller357 - South Burlington, United States

If you like seeing monumental spaces, this is a good one. Top of a hill in Jerusalem, great views of the city, many burial sites of great Israeli leaders with good commentary on why each one was important in Israel's history - lovely visit

3. Mamilla Cemetery & Mamilla Pool Reservoir

26 Gershon Agron, Jerusalem 9419007 Israel
Excellent
58%
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4.5 based on 12 reviews

Mamilla Cemetery & Mamilla Pool Reservoir

4. The Jewish Cemetery

Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Israel https://mountofolives.co.il/en/travel/the-jewish-cemetery/
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4.5 based on 404 reviews

The Jewish Cemetery

Reviewed By ECLadines - Paranaque, Philippines

Though this must also be the most expensive cemetery in the world, they could also be the luckiest souls when you are located on the holiest land while also overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem.

5. Alliance Church International Cemetery

41 Emek Refa'im, Jerusalem 9314101 Israel http://www.jerusalemwalloflife.org/about.html
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4.5 based on 11 reviews

Alliance Church International Cemetery

6. Sanhedrin Tombs

Sanhedria, Jerusalem Israel
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4.0 based on 7 reviews

The ancient high court of the Jews, the Sanhedrin, was comprised of a group of esteemed male sages, many of whom are buried in these cave tombs.

7. Independence Park

Between Aggron, King George and Hillel Streets, Jerusalem Israel
Excellent
40%
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4.0 based on 40 reviews

Independence Park

Reviewed By 249ewar - Jerusalem, Israel

With its pines and green lawns, with water runnng here and there under your feet and between huges blocks of rocks, the park has to offer quietude, serenity and rest to anyone who needs to escape the centre of town's turmoil! there are benches everywhere, but the best is just to sit under a tree, shut your eyes closed, breethe in the scents of the pines, listen to birds' singing, enjoy the frsh ess of the shadows and the beauty of the Jerusalem sky...

8. King David's Tomb

Mount Zion, Jerusalem Israel +972 2-581-1911 http://www.keverdavid.co.il
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4.0 based on 371 reviews

King David's Tomb

Reviewed By chucklazer - Herzliya, Israel

this is a holy place for the jewish people- you can access the tomb behind the dormition church. there is a separation between boys and girls, and only boys can feeely access the tomb. this a place of prayer- and a feeling of holiness surrounds it.

9. Tomb of Pharaoh's Daughter

Village of Silwan, Jerusalem Israel
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3.5 based on 3 reviews

Tomb of Pharaoh's Daughter

10. Tombs of the Kings

Saladin Street, Jerusalem Israel
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1.5 based on 7 reviews

Tombs of the Kings

Located 18 feet below street level, these grand tombs were built in 45 C.E. by Queen Helena of Adiabene, Mesopotamia, after she and her sons settled in Jerusalem and converted to Judaism.

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