Tabachnik Garden

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Tabachnik Garden

הגן הל��ומי והאוניברסיטאי ע"ש טבצ'ניק
Shown within Israel
Location	Jerusalem, Israel
Region	Mount Scopus
Coordinates	31°47′28.16″N 35°14′29.45″E / 31.7911556°N 35.2415139°E / 31.7911556; 35.2415139Coordinates: 31°47′28.16″N 35°14′29.45″E / 31.7911556°N 35.2415139°E / 31.7911556; 35.2415139
Type	archaeological park
Site notes
Public access	yes

Tabachnik National Garden is a National Park located in the southern downs of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, next to the Hebrew University. The garden preserves some Jewish burial caves from the Second Temple period and two small modern cemeteries, the and the Bentwich Cemetery. Two lookouts are also located within the park, an eastward one facing the Dead Sea and the Judean Desert, and a westward one towards the Temple Mount.

Jerusalem American Colony Cemetery on Mount Scopus[]

The main cemetery of the American Colony is located here. Another cemetery of the Colony is situated on Mount Zion.

Bentwich Cemetery[]

A small cemetery beside the American Colony Cemetery is dedicated to Herbert Bentwich and his family.

Gallery[]

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  Jerusalem American Colony Cemetery in Mount Scopus

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  the entrance to the Bentwich Cemetery

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  Jewish burial caves from the Second Temple period

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