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מערת צדקיהו

ירושלים, State of Palestine

מערת צדקיהו

Zedekiah's Cave, also known as Solomon's Quarries, is a 5-acre (20,000 m2) underground meleke limestone quarry under the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem that runs the length of five city blocks, named after King Zedekiah (Tzidkiyahu; a Judean king of the 6th century BC). It was carved ov

er a period of several thousand years and is a remnant of the largest quarry in Jerusalem.

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