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Where Is Golgotha / Calvary Today?

Golgotha / Calvary is identified with Jerusalem crucifixion-site traditions. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationOld City / northwestern Jerusalem traditions, Jerusalem; status contested
ConfidenceMedium
Scripture refs5

Medium confidence

Modern identification

Jerusalem crucifixion-site traditions - Old City / northwestern Jerusalem traditions, Jerusalem; status contested

Coordinates31.7784, 35.2298
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Matthew 27:33Mark 15:22John 19:17Matt 27:33Luke 23:33

Why this place is in the atlas

Place of Jesus' crucifixion and burial-site traditions.

Candidate identifications

Sacred Atlas keeps disputed locations visible instead of forcing false certainty. These scores are starter algorithmic weights and remain under editorial review.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre tradition - 54% Traditional confidence from 1 evidence item sacred-atlas-editorial
Garden Tomb tradition - 46% Disputed confidence from 1 evidence item sacred-atlas-editorial

Claim ledger

names[0].value Golgotha / Calvary Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Place of Jesus' crucifixion and burial-site traditions. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a631d35, urlSlug: golgotha, friendlyId: Golgotha OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 31.778444, longitude: 35.22975, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - Medium
identifications[0].modernRegion Old City / northwestern Jerusalem traditions Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
scriptureReferences Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, John 19:17, Matt 27:33 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 30: Crucifixion and burial Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium