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For centuries water has reached Jerusalem via aqueducts from the vicinity of Bethlehem. The Lower Aqueduct provided water for the Temple Mount while the Upper Aqueduct provided water for the upper city. The Ottomans restored the Lower Aqueduct which supplied water for drinking fountains.

Masjid Salman Al-Farisi is the oldest Mosque in the A-Tur neighborhood of the Mount  of  Olives  and  it  is  dedicated  to  Salman  Al-Farisi,  one  of  the  most influential and important companions of the Prophet Mohammad.

Located in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Khalidiyya Complex is a three-building complex which includes the main 13th century Mamluk building, a 15th century Mamluk Annex, and 18th-19th century Ottoman quarters. The complex is home to the largest private collection of Arabic manuscripts in Palestine, and one of the largest in the world.

At the foot of the Mount of Olives, just off the road near the Garden of Gethsemane, visitors will find the majestic tomb of Jerusalemite historian Mujir al-Din.