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The Garden of the King ( , Gan Hamelekh , al-Bustan ) is a controversial proposed development project in Jerusalem in the Kidron Valley to the south of the Temple Mount at the edge of the Arab neighbourhood of Silwan .1The land is traditionally considered as once part of the royal gardens of the Israelite kings .2The area has been occupied by Israel since 1967 and Israel annexed the area in 1980 after being a part of the Jordanian occupation of the West Bank from 1948 through 1967. The proposed development would include a watercourse flowing south from the Gihon Spring through a landscaped park, housing, and restaurants and shops for tourists. According to the municipal government, the area proposed for development is classified as an " open recreational space ," but is actually the site of "dozens of structures (that) have been erected without permits." Old photographs of the Garden of the King show the proposed park as terraced farmland below the village of Silwan.3
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The Garden of the King (Heb. Gan Hamelech) (Arabic: Al Bustan) is a controversial proposed development project in Jerusalem in the Kidron valley to the south of the Temple Mount at the edge of the Arab neighborhood of Silwan . The land was once part fo the royal gardens of the Israelite kings. The proposed development would include a watercourse flowing south from the Gihon Spring through a landscaped park, housing, and restaurants and shops for tourists.
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The King's Garden ( , Gan HaMelekh ), known in as Al-Bustan , is a well-watered area south of the Temple Mount and the Wadi Hilweh/ City of David neighbourhood in East Jerusalem .It is known under the name 'King's Garden' from the Hebrew Bible .Al-Bustan is one neighbourhood of the extended Arab village of Silwan , and consists of something over 100 houses.A controversial proposed development project envisions demolishing the existing houses, which were erected without building permits, creating a park, while constructing new four-story apartment buildings around it, to which the current residents would be relocated. The land is traditionally considered as once part of the royal gardens of the Israelite kings . The area has been ruled by Jordan from 1948 until 1967 when it was occupied by Israel , who then, in a move condemned internationally, annexed it in 1980.[1] Abe Selig, Gan Hamelech residents wary of Barkat's redevelopment plan , Feb. 16, 2010, Jerusalem Post.
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Biblical site See also: King's Garden (Silwan) For other uses, see King's Garden .The King's Garden ( , Gan HaMelekh ) is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible ( Nehemiah 3:15 and 2 Kings 25:4 ), and associated by biblical archaeologists with the Al-Bustan neighbourhood in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem .Al-Bustan has traditionally been believed to be part of the royal gardens of the Israelite kings , though, according to B'Tselem , "the exact location and nature of the biblical garden are not known and there are no archeological or other findings in al-Bustan to suggest that this is in fact the location." McClintock, John (1889).Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature .B'tselem, National Parks: al-Bustan, Garden of the King
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Biblical site See also: King's Garden (Silwan) For other uses, see King's Garden . The King's Garden ( Hebrew : גן המלך , Gan HaMelekh ) is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible ( Nehemiah 3:15 and 2 Kings 25:4 ), and associated by biblical archaeologists with the Al-Bustan neighbourhood in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem . Al-Bustan has traditionally been believed to be part of the royal gardens of the Israelite kings , though, according to B'Tselem , "the exact location and nature of the biblical garden are not known and there are no archeological or other findings in al-Bustan to suggest that this is in fact the location." McClintock, John (1889). Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature . B'tselem, National Parks: al-Bustan, Garden of the King
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