Batn al-Hawa

Batn al-Hawa
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicحي بطن الهوى
StatePalestine
GovernorateEast Jerusalem

Batn al-Hawa is a residential neighborhood inside the village of Silwan, which is located south of the al-Aqsa Mosque, outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The neighborhood is located on Mount Batn al-Hawa, which is an extension of the Mount of Olives in the eastern corner of Jerusalem; it is separated from it by the Silwan Valley, which connects to the Kidron Valley at the same point, and is known by the Jews as "Har Hashishit" or "The Flood Mountain.