Western Wall Tunnel

Western Wall Tunnel

מנהרת הכותל
Hasmonean Channel at the northern end of the Western Wall tunnel
Western Wall Tunnel Shown within Jerusalem
Location	Old City of Jerusalem
Coordinates	31°46′37″N 35°14′04″E / 31.7770°N 35.2345°E / 31.7770; 35.2345
Type	Tunnel
Length	488 m (1,601 ft)
Site notes
Public access	Yes

The Western Wall Tunnel (Hebrew: מנהרת הכותל, translit.: Minharat Hakotel) is a tunnel exposing the Western Wall slightly north from where the traditional, open-air prayer site ends and up to the Wall's northern end. Most of the tunnel is in continuation of the open-air Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. While the open-air portion of the Western Wall is approximately 60 metres (200 ft) long, the majority of its original length of 488 metres (1,601 ft) is hidden underground. The tunnel allows access to the remainder of the Wall in a northerly direction.

The tunnel is connected to several adjacent excavated underground spaces, many of which can be visited together with the main tunnel. For this reason the plural form, Western Wall Tunnels, is often used.