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Mount Herzl
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| Mount Herzl | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew: Har Herzl | |
 Main entrance to Mount Herzl | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 834 m (2,736 ft) |
| Listing | Judaean Mountains |
| Coordinates | 31°46′26″N 35°10′50″E / 31.77389°N 35.18056°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1 Herzl Boulevard, Jerusalem |
 the mount herzl national military and police cemetery | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1948 |
| Location | Herzl Boulevard, Jerusalem |
| Country | Israel |
| Type | Public and Military |
| Find a Grave | Findagrave |
Mount Herzl (Hebrew: הר הרצל, Har Herzl), also called Har HaZikaron (Hebrew: הר הזכרון, which means "Mount of Remembrance"), is the national cemetery of Israel in Jerusalem. It is named for Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. Yad Vashem, the main Holocaust museum of Israel is on the Mount of Remembrance. It is an extension of Mount Herzl. Mount Herzl is 834 meters above sea level. The northern area is the National Military and Police cemetery and the southern area is the National Civil Cemetery of the State of Israel.
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