Silwan

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neighborhood populated place

Silwan is a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem known for its historical significance, archaeological sites, and ongoing political and legal disputes over land and housing.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Silwan canonical 12
Silwan neighborhood 4
Silwan (Arabic: سلوان) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
claimedBy State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel

State of Palestine ⓘ
contains Batan al-Hawa area ⓘ
City of David site ⓘ
linked to: City of David archaeological area

Gihon Spring vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Gihon Spring

Ras al-Amud (sometimes considered part) ⓘ
linked to: Ras al-Amud

Wadi Hilweh area ⓘ
linked to: Silwan

al-Bustan area ⓘ
facesIssue eviction proceedings ⓘ
home demolitions ⓘ
planning and zoning restrictions ⓘ
settlement expansion ⓘ
governedBy Jerusalem Municipality (de facto) ⓘ
linked to: Jerusalem Municipality
hasAlternativeName Shiloah / Siloam (historical/biblical associations) ⓘ
linked to: Gihon Spring

Silwan (Arabic: سلوان) ⓘ
linked to: Silwan
hasMajorityPopulation Palestinian ⓘ
hasPopulationGroup Israeli settlers ⓘ
Palestinian Arabs ⓘ
linked to: Palestinian
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
hasTypeOfHousing dense urban residential buildings ⓘ
knownFor City of David archaeological park ⓘ
linked to: City of David archaeological area

Elad settler organization activities ⓘ
Israeli settlement activity ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ
demolition orders against Palestinian homes ⓘ
historical significance in ancient Jerusalem ⓘ
land and housing disputes ⓘ
political tensions ⓘ
languageCommonlySpoken Arabic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
locatedIn East Jerusalem ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ
Jerusalem District ⓘ
Palestine (disputed) ⓘ
linked to: State of Palestine

State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
locatedNear Old City Walls of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: walls of the Old City of Jerusalem

Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif ⓘ
linked to: Temple Mount
locatedOn eastern slopes of the Kidron Valley ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
nearbyFeature Kidron Valley ⓘ
Mount of Olives ⓘ
partOf Jerusalem municipality ⓘ
linked to: Jerusalem Municipality
status annexed by Israel (not internationally recognized) ⓘ
occupied territory under international law (widely held view) ⓘ
subjectOf Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ
linked to: Arab–Israeli conflict

international diplomatic criticism regarding evictions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Jerusalem → contains → Silwan ⓘ
Dung Gate → adjacentTo → Silwan ⓘ
City of David archaeological area → partOf → Silwan neighborhood ⓘ
linked to: Silwan
Abu Tor → borderedBy → Silwan ⓘ
Jabal az-Zaytoun → isNear → Silwan ⓘ
Ras al-Amud → locatedNear → Silwan ⓘ
Jabal al-Mukabber → locatedNear → Silwan ⓘ
Wadi al-Joz → adjacentTo → Silwan ⓘ
Silwan → contains → Wadi Hilweh area ⓘ
linked to: Silwan
Silwan → hasAlternativeName → Silwan (Arabic: سلوان) ⓘ
linked to: Silwan
Pool of Siloam → locatedIn → Silwan neighborhood ⓘ
linked to: Silwan
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot → nearbySite → Silwan ⓘ
Dung Gate → adjacentTo → Silwan ⓘ
subject linked to: Dung Gate of Jerusalem
Elad Foundation → operatesIn → Silwan ⓘ
Batan al-Hawa → locatedIn → Silwan ⓘ
subject linked to: Batan al-Hawa area
Batan al-Hawa → partOf → Silwan neighborhood ⓘ
subject linked to: Batan al-Hawa area
linked to: Silwan
al-Bustan area → locatedIn → Silwan ⓘ
al-Bustan area → partOf → Silwan neighborhood ⓘ
linked to: Silwan
al-Bustan area → adjacentTo → Wadi Hilweh area of Silwan ⓘ
linked to: Silwan