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List Of Places In Jerusalem
This article lists significant public places in the city of Jerusalem. Neighborhoods Major thoroughfares * Bethlehem Road (part of Highway 60) * Hebron Road-King David Street-Bar-Lev Boulevard * Begin Expressway * Ben Yehuda Street * Emek Refaim Street * Golomb-Herzog-Ben-Zvi Boulevard * Herzl Boulevard * Jaffa Road * King George Street * Gaza Street * Keren HaYesod Street * Yigael Yadin Boulevard File:Begin road (Jerusalem).JPG, Begin Expressway with noise barriers File:EmekRefaimStreetJerusalemFeb102023 17.jpg, Emek Refaim street, Jerusalem Landmarks * American Colony * Menachem Begin Heritage Center * Chords Bridge * David's Citadel * Jerusalem YMCA * Jerusalem War Cemetery * Montefiore Windmill * Mormon University, Mt. Scopus * Russian Compound * Safra Square * Tolerance Monument * Yad Kennedy * Yad Vashem * Teddy Fountain File:Tram1660.JPG, Chords Bridge File:ToleranceMonumentMar012022.jpg, Tolerance Monument File:YadKennedyApr142022.jpg, Yad K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and is considered Holy city, holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city; Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there, while Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Neither claim is widely Status of Jerusalem, recognized internationally. Throughout History of Jerusalem, its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, Siege of Jerusalem (other), besieged 23 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, and attacked 52 times. According to Eric H. Cline's tally in Jerusalem Besieged. The part of Jerusalem called the City of David (historic), City of David shows first signs of settlement in the 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Talpiot
East Talpiot ( ''Talpiot Mizrach'') or Armon HaNetziv (ארמון הנְציב) is an Israeli settlement in southern East Jerusalem, established by Israel in 1973 on land captured in the Six-Day War and occupied since then. The international community considers East Talpiot to be an Israeli settlement that is illegal under international law. With a population of over 15,000 Israeli settlers, East Talpiot is one of Jerusalem's Ring Neighborhoods. History Before the new housing projects built after 1967, the area was known as ''Armon HaNetziv'' (lit. The Governor's Palace) after the headquarters of the British High Commissioner located on the hilltop. In 1928, Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi, wife of Israel's second president Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, established an agricultural training farm for young women, the first of its kind in the country, in the area of East Talpiot. Both the farm and the Arab Girls College, another historical landmark, are earmarked for conservation. The Lili and Eleja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat Mordechai
Givat Mordechai (, trans: ''Mordechai's Hill'') is a Jewish neighborhood in southwest-central Jerusalem, midway between the neighborhoods of Nayot and Malcha. The neighborhood was named after an American philanthropist, Maxwell (Mordechai) Abbell of Chicago. History Givat Mordechai was established in 1955 by members of Hapoel Hamizrachi, the forerunner of the National Religious Party, known in Hebrew as ''Mafdal''. Most of the streets are named after leaders of Hapoel Hamizrachi. Shahal Street, for example, is a Hebrew acronym for the religious Zionist leader Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Landau. The population is largely modern Orthodox, with some secular Jews. There are many synagogues and educational institutions in Givat Mordechai. The main campus of the Jerusalem College of Technology is located there, as is the Hebron yeshiva. Landmarks The Jerusalem Fire Brigade is headquartered in Givat Mordechai. Ezra Orion's outdoor sculpture "Stairway" (1979-1980) is located at the ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat HaVradim
Rassco (, officially Givat Havradim - "Rose Hill") is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, built by the Rassco housing company. Rassco is located between Rehavia and Katamon. History The neighbourhood was built starting in the 1950s by the Jewish Agency’s Rassco company to house government officials and their families who relocated from the center of the country to Jerusalem following the establishment of several key government offices in the city. The need to reduce costs during the austerity period allowed for the disregard of the British planning regulation requiring construction in Jerusalem to be done exclusively with Jerusalem stone. In the 1970s and 1980s, the neighbourhood expanded with the construction of higher-quality apartment buildings and private developments. Most buildings were stone-clad apartment blocks built on stilts to allow parking underneath. This expansion created a continuous urban fabric connecting the neighbourhood to Rehavia and Kiryat Shmuel to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat HaMatos
Givat HaMatos () is a planned Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem. It encompasses an area of 170 dunams. It is bordered by Talpiot in the north, Gilo in the south, and Beit Safafa in the west. Israel has approved plans to build a new Israeli settlement there. The international community regards Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. History According to ARIJ, Israel confiscated 285 dunams of land from Sharafat and Beit Safafa in order to construct Givat HaMatos.Beit Safafa & Sharafat Town Profile ARIJ, p. 14 Givat HaMatos is Hebrew for "Airplane Hill." The site received its name after a small [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givat Oranim
Givat Oranim () is a neighborhood in southwestern Jerusalem, bordered by Katamon, Rassco, San Simon and Kiryat Shmuel. History The construction of Givat Oranim began in 1978 by the Azorim company, Klal real estate investments will invest 60 million Lira in buying buildings, Davar
''Davar'' (, lit. ''Speech, Word'') was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in the British Mandate of Palestine and Israel between 1925 and May 1996. A similarly named website was launched in 2016, under the name ''Davar Rishon'' as an ... , 19 January 1978. below the San Simon Monastery, on land where part of the battle for the mo ...
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Givat Masua
Givat Massuah () is a new neighborhood in the southwest outskirts of Jerusalem, overlooking Malha and Emek Lavan Valley. It has a population of 1,100 families, mainly secular and Orthodox Jews. Givat Massuah was established in 1996. Givat Massuah is built in a modern style and has many parks, trees and playgrounds. Services offered in Givat Massuah include a grocery store, barber shop, bakery, two medical centers, several kindergartens, elementary school, three Orthodox synagogues, a Bnei Akiva and Scouting branch. History The planning of the neighbourhood began in 1974 by the Ministry of Housing as part of a five-year plan to add 30,000 housing units in Jerusalem. After the plan prioritized development in northern Jerusalem, including the establishment of the Pisgat Ze'ev Pisgat Ze'ev (, lit. ''Ze'ev's Peak'') is an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem and the largest residential neighborhood in Jerusalem with a population of over 50,000. Pisgat Ze'ev was established by Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilo
Gilo () is an Israeli settlement in south-western East Jerusalem, with a population of 30,000, mostly Jewish inhabitants. Although it is located within the Jerusalem Municipality, it is widely considered a settlement, because as one of the five Ring Neighborhoods built by Israel surrounding Jerusalem, it was built on land in the West Bank that was occupied by and effectively annexed to Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War and 1980 Jerusalem Law. The international community regards Israeli settlements illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. Israel also disputes its designation as a settlement, and it is administered as part of the Jerusalem municipality. Geography Gilo is located on a hilltop in southwestern East Jerusalem separated from Beit Jala by a deep gorge. The Tunnels Highway to Gush Etzion runs underneath it on the east, and the settlement of Har Gilo is visible on the adjacent peak. Beit Safafa and Sharafat are located north of Gilo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geula
Geula ( lit. ''Redemption'') is a neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem, populated mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews. Geula is bordered by Zikhron Moshe and Mekor Baruch on the west, the Bukharim neighborhood on the north, Mea Shearim on the east and the Jerusalem city center on the south. History Geula was established in 1927–28. It was originally a mixed neighborhood of secular and religious Jews. The British consul to Jerusalem, James Finn, built his home in the area in 1855, employing Jewish labor. It was the third building constructed outside the walls of the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City.Jerusalem neighborhoods , Eiferman Properties Ltd. Geula was developed by banker Avraham Chasidoff (founder of Israel Discount Bank) who named the main street after his eldest daughter, Geul [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Colony, Jerusalem
The German Colony (, ''HaMoshava HaGermanit'') is a neighborhood in Jerusalem, established in the second half of the 19th century as a German Templer Colonies in Palestine, German Templer Colony in Palestine. Today the Moshava, as it is popularly known, is an upscale neighborhood bisected by Emek Refaim Street, an avenue lined with trendy shops, restaurants and cafes. History Biblical era Valley of Rephaim is mentioned in the Book of Joshua and in the Second Book of Samuel. The name is derived from a legendary race of giants who lived in this region in biblical times. Templer settlement In 1873, after establishing colonies in Haifa and Jaffa, members of the Templers (religious believers), Templer sect from Württemberg, Germany, settled on a large tract of land in the Refaim Valley, southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem. The land was purchased by one of the colonists, Matthäus Frank, from the Arabs of Beit Safafa. The Templers were Christians who broke away from the Protestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Hill (neighborhood)
French Hill (, ), also Giv'at Shapira () is an Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusalem. It is located on territory that has been occupied since the Six-Day War in 1967 and later unilaterally annexed by Israel under the Jerusalem Law, in a move internationally condemned as illegal, "null and void" under international law, in 1980. The international community considers Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem, such as French Hill, International law and Israeli settlements, illegal under international law, which the Israeli government disputes. Etymology The source of the name French Hill is the fact that the land belonged to the Catholic Monastery of St Anne, whose monks hailed mainly from France. In 1926 the Monastery donated a plot of land to build a reservoir to store water that was pumped from Ein Farah, to supply the city of Jerusalem. An opening ceremony was held on 15 July 1926 and the location was reported in the newspapers as "the French Hill" (at the time in Hebrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezrat Yisrael
Ezrat Yisrael (, "Help of Israel") is a former courtyard neighborhood in Jerusalem. The neighborhood consisted of buildings on either side of a lane, today named Ezrat Yisrael Street. The street is blocked on one end and opens onto Jaffa Road on the other end. Name According to the foundation deed, the name of the neighborhood was derived from two verses in the Book of Psalms: :''My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth'' (Psalms 121:2) :''May He send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion'' (Psalms 20:3) Location Ezrat Yisrael is a northeast-southwest street that runs perpendicular to Jaffa Road. It is located one block west of the intersection of Jaffa Road and King George Street, one of the vertices of the Downtown Triangle cultural and commercial district. It is a blocked street that opens only onto Jaffa Road. Above the blocked end stands the International Evangelical Church, which faces Street of the Prophets. History The Ezrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
