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Al-Bustan Association
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Al Bustan () may refer to: * Al-Bustan (East Jerusalem), neighbourhood in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem ** King's Garden (biblical place), associated by biblical archaeologists with the Al-Bustan neighbourhood in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem * Al Bustan, Oman * Al Bustan, Saudi Arabia * Al-Bustan, Syria * Al-Bustan, Tyre, in Southern Lebanon See also *Bostan (other) Bostan, Bustan, Boustan or Boostan () may refer to: Places Iran * Shahrak-e Bostan, Fars province * Bostan, Isfahan, Isfahan province * Bostan, Kerman, Kerman province * Bostan, Iran, Khuzestan province ** Bostan District (Dasht-e Azadegan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Bustan (East Jerusalem)
Al-Bustan () is a well-watered area and neighbourhood located to the south of Wadi Hilweh in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem, and currently consists of more than 100 Palestinian homes. The area is the subject of a controversial proposed Israeli development project that envisions demolishing the existing houses and creating a national park, while constructing new four-story apartment buildings around it into which the current residents would be relocated. The area was Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, ruled by Jordan from 1948 until 1967, when it was East Jerusalem, occupied by Israel, which then Jerusalem Law, annexed it in 1980 in a move widely condemned internationally. History Until 1967, Al-Bustan was an areas of fruit tree cultivation in Wadi Hilweh for residents of Silwan. Under the 1976 Israeli city master plan No. 9, Al-Bustan was designated as open space and construction was prohibited, allowing only for the few buildings already in place. As overcrowding worse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Garden (biblical Place)
The King's Garden (, ''Gan HaMelekh'') is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible ( and ), 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." Location The only place in historical Jerusalem where water is flowing year-round, thanks to the nearby Gihon Spring, allowing for permanent growth of natural vegetation and agriculture, is at the confluence of the Kidron and the Central (aka Tyropoeon) valleys.E. W. G. (Ernest William Gurney) Masterman, ''King's Garden'', in the International Standard Bible Encyclopediabr>via BibleHub.com/ref> The area known as the King's Garden is today planted with many fruit trees that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Bustan, Oman
Al Bustān () is a village in Muscat Governorate, Muscat, in eastern OmanNational Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames database entry.search Accessed 2011-05-12. (23°34'15.02"; 58°36'32.70"E, 8 m altitude). Its cemetery was used during the Samad Late Iron Age. Overview In 1991 the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture became aware of the cemetery, close to the Al-Bustan Palace. In the same year a team from the German Mining Museum in Bochum excavated seven graves. Sources *Paul Alan Yule, Paul Yule, ''Die Gräberfelder in Samad al-Shan (Sultanat Oman): Materialien zu einer Kulturgeschichte'' (2001), Taf. 482-500*Paul Alan Yule, Paul Yule, ''Cross-roads – Early and Late Iron Age South-eastern Arabia'', Abhandlungen Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, vol. 30, Wiesbaden 2014, 89 *Paul A. Yule, ''Valourising the Samad Late Iron Age'', Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 27/1, 2016, 31‒71. External links * Archaeology of Oman *http://heidicon.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/pool/om ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Bustan, Saudi Arabia
Al Bustān or El-Bustân is a village in Al Madinah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames database entry.search Accessed 2011-05-12. See also * List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia * Regions of Saudi Arabia The provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as regions (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. History After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into four provinces: the ' Asir P ... References Populated places in Medina Province (Saudi Arabia) {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Bustan, Syria
Al-Bustan () is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000 (2023 census), Hama is one o .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bustan had a population of 2175 in the 2004 census. References Populated places in Masyaf District {{HamaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Bustan, Tyre
Al-Bustan or Boustane () is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Demographics In 2014 Muslims made up 99.70% of registered voters in Al-Bustan. 98.00% of the voters were Sunni Muslims Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Musli .... The number of year-round residents of the town in 2024 was estimated to be about 1,300, though the population gets as high as 3,000 during certain parts of the year. References External linksBoustane (archive.org) Localiban *Survey of Western Palestine, Map 3 IAA {{Tyre District [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
